Time rolling along with the waves,
A thousand miles away
Holding you close in the rain,
Seems just like yesterday

Lost hope in a faraway place
And in my hand remains,
A black and white print of a face,
I'll never see again

I gave my life to save her
The ocean turned to red
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all

Cut down like lambs at slaughter,
Good men were left for dead
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all

Love served until death do us part,
I'm drifting in the dark
Wounded and wishing to fall,
Into your faithful arms

I gave my life to save her
The ocean turned to red
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
Cut down like lambs at slaughter,
Good men were left for dead
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all

Beneath the sky of hate,
Beyond the sea of pain,
In heaven I will wait,
Until we meet again

I gave my life to save her
The ocean turned to red
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
Cut down like lambs at slaughter,
Good men were left for dead
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all
In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all


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    I think this song is about relationship between two people but one is out at war.

    Time… rolling along with the waves, A thousand miles away Holding you close in the rain, Seems just like yesterday

    He is looking at the picture of their lover and remembering the good times.

    Lost… hope in a faraway place And in my hand remains, A black and white print of a face, I’ll never see again

    He/ doesn't think they are coming back alive but he still holds on to the picture...but he is losing hope

    I gave my life to save her The ocean turned to red In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all Cut down like lambs at slaughter, Good men were left for dead In the fall, in the fall, when the tide took them all

    He was fighting for his freedom/for his lovers freedom. Maybe he was stationed on a boat and they were attacked and killed. The ocean turned to blood.

    Love… served until death do us part, I’m drifting in the dark Wounded and wishing to fall, Into your faithful arms

    He is dying and all he wants is to be with his lover.

    Beneath the sky of hate, (our world) Beyond the sea of pain, (the war) In heaven I will wait, Until we meet again

    He is waiting for her in heaven.

    mindlessconcepton June 25, 2006   Link

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