A/N: omg this is the 3rd time ive had to rewrite this a/n...
anyways.. the song is called Soldier Side... if you havent listened to it you really should. i think its supposed to be protesting the war in Iraq or somethin but when i heard it i thought Avatar
lol im such an Avatard :)- ... thats supposed to be a smiley face with its tongue stickin out... sighs
btw this is my first [songfic
Disclaimer: i dont own A:TLA or Soldier Side by System of a Down. it is however, on my to-do list. so there. try and sue me for that. [please dont. its just a joke. ha ha ha... ugh...
Dead men lying on the bottom of the grave
Wondering when savior comes, is he gonna be saved
Maybe you're a sinner into your alternate life
Maybe you're a joker, maybe you deserve to die
Iroh sighed as he kneeled in front of his son's grave. If he could take it back… if he could change that fateful day… if only, if only.
They were crying when their sons left
God is wearing black
He's gone so far to find no hope
He's never coming back
He remembered how proud he had been when Lu Ten had announced that he was going to the warfront to fight with him. 'How ironic…' he thought.
They were crying when their sons left
All young men must go
He's come so far to find the truth
He's never going home
He thought back to that fateful day, the day that changed his perspective of the war. It was then he began to question all that he knew.
Young men standing on the top of their own graves
Wondering when Jesus comes, are they gonna be saved
Cruelty to the winner, bishop tells the king his lies
Maybe you're a mourner, maybe you deserve to die
He wondered how many other fathers had lost their sons… how many wives had lost their husbands… how many children had lost their fathers… all for a nation's greed.
They were crying when their sons left
God is wearing black
He's gone so far to find no hope
He's never coming back
How he wished he could hold his son again. But he knew he would never be able to see his baby boy smile, ever again.
They were crying when their sons left
All young men must go
He's come so far to find no truth
He's never going home
He had always thought that it was the Fire Nation's right to rule. That the other nations were just being stubborn and refusing to accept fate. But now he knew.
Welcome to the soldier side
Where there is no one here but me
People all grow up to die
There is no one here but me
He had learned. And at such a terrible cost. That was why he ended the siege. He never wanted anyone else to suffer the pain he had… never again.
Welcome to the soldier side
There is no one here but me
People on the soldier side
There is no one here but me
"We will meet again… my beloved Lu Ten…" he whispered to the wind before turning to go. He had another to take care of now. Though Zuko could never replace Lu Ten, he loved him and thought of him as his own.