House of the Dead

Dark wings cutting through the black There is no path that leads a soldier back The void is choked with the ghosts of the brave Every star a marking on a grave I watched the leader blossom into flame I can't even recall his House's name Just a flash in the dark then a hollow sound Another hero scattered in the void [chorus] I am the ghost that the sensors can't find Leaving the wreckage and the mercy behind They fall like rain in the solar night I am the shadow that swallows the light Hard as the iron and cold as the lead Living a life in the house of the dead My wingman screamed through the static and the roar No dreaming of the valley anymore I saw the tracers stitch a pattern in his side This is no place for a terrified heart to hide I pulled the stick and I felt the engines groan Learning the lesson, we always die alone I locked the target, let my fury fly Watching brothers vanish in the black sky [chorus] I am the ghost that the sensors can't find Leaving the wreckage and the mercy behind They fall like rain in the solar night I am the shadow that swallows the light Hard as the iron and cold as the lead Living a life in the house of the dead [Bridge] They call me Specter in the halls of their command With the blood of the traitors staining both my hands I don't feel the shivering, the sweat, or the fear The silence of the cockpit the only thing I hear One hundred down, hundreds more to go In the valley of death where the bitter fires glow I survived the night I survived the storm But my soul is heavy and my heart never warm [chorus] I am the ghost that the sensors can't find Leaving the wreckage and the mercy behind They fall like rain in the solar night I am the shadow that swallows the light Hard as the iron and cold as the lead Living a life in the house of the dead [spoken] Deadly wings in the black of night Never more coming back Never more to fight I am the shadow I am the dead [whisper] Another kill notched on my cockpit track.