The General - Dispatch

There was a decorated general with a heart of gold

That likened him with all the stories he told

Of past battles, won and lost and legends of old

A seasoned veteran in his own time

But on the battlefield, he gained respectable fame

With many metals of bravery and stripes to his name

He grew a beard as soon as he could to cover the scars on his face

And always urged his men on

But on the eve of great battle with the infantry in dream

The old general tossed in his sleep and he was amazed

He awoke from the night just to tell what he had seen

And walked slowly out of his tent

All the men held tall with their chests in the air

With the courage in their blood and a fire in their stare

It was a gray morning and they all wondered how they would fare

Till the old general told them to go home

He said, «I have seen the others

And I have discovered that this fight is not worth fighting, oh

And I’ve seen their mothers

And I will no other to follow me where I’m going

So, so take a shower and shine your shoes

You got no time to lose

You’re young men, you must be living, yeah

Take a shower and shine your shoes

You got no time to lose

You’re young men, you must be living

Go now, you are forgiven

But the men stood fast with their guns on their shoulders

Not knowing what to do with the contradicting orders

The old general told he would do his own duty but he would extend it no further

You can go as you pleased

Not a man moved, their eyes gazed straight ahead

Till one by one, they stepped back and not a word was said

And the old general was left with his own words echoing in his head

He then prepared to fight

(Repeat CHORUS)

Go now, you are forgiven

Go now, you are forgiven

Go now, you are forgiven, go

Go now, you are forgiven

Go now, you are forgiven

Go now, you are forgiven, go

Go now, you are forgiven

Go now, you are forgiven

Go now, you gotta, you gotta, you gotta, you gotta, you gotta

Yeah yeah