[Verse 1]
Nervous silence stills the dawn,
As shadows creep, a new day’s born.
So much flesh is to be torn,
Hearts are heavy, the time is worn.
They came upon the tide so raw,
With dreams of lands, yet little law,
With hopes ignited, spirit high,
But b*****g might, it made us cry.
[Chorus]
We shot them as they rowed ashore,
We shot them on the beach,
But still they came,
Our rifles hot and smokey,
Our brows a mess of sweat and b***d,
And still they came.
[Verse 2]
Their b***d soaked our sacred land,
Their cries filled the air, so grand.
All the stories that we’ve told,
Of valor lost, of bravery bold.
Oh, we mourn the loss of brothers,
Fathers’ eyes that seek their others.
Of too many sons sent off to f***t,
In the gray of dawn, in fading light.
[Chorus]
We shot them as they rowed ashore,
We shot them on the beach,
But still they came,
Our rifles hot and smokey,
Our brows a mess of sweat and b***d,
And still they came.
[Bridge]
These colonial boys, filled with awe,
Invaders launched upon our shore.
They came with dreams, they came for more,
But lingered long, a haunting score.
The guns now silent, a century gone,
Still the battle’s never won, it’s drawn.
[Verse 3]
The Anzac spirits fill the land,
A presence strong, a silent stand.
They came, though we remain,
In each whisper of the wind, in every pain.
Respect these boys who gave their all,
In tales of honor, we hear them call.
Their freedom fled, yet they persist,
Even now, as shadows twist.
[Chorus]
We shot them as they rowed ashore,
We shot them on the beach,
But still they came,
Our rifles hot and smokey,
Our brows a mess of sweat and b***d,
And still they came.
[Outro]
They came but never left,
In memories, they find their rest.
Lost voices in the morning air,
Their spirits linger everywhere.
In silence, let us pay the price,
For those who came, but never left, in sacrifice.