The General

I have gotten away from sharing my musical musings with all of you (by all of you I am referring to the...three or so people who probably read this). 

What I've got here is a song that I discovered while still back in high school. An old high school friend of mine made me a random mix CD one day and included this track on it. It may have been my favourite song on that mix CD because I still listen to it and love it today!


Check it out. This is The General by Dispatch.

The General by Dispatch

There was a decorated general with a heart of gold
That likened him to all the stories he told
Of past battles won and lost and legends of old
A seasoned veteran in his own time 

On the battlefield he gained respectful 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 wrestled with its meaning
He awoke from the night 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
And it was a gray morning and they all wondered how they would fare
'Til 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
And I've have seen their mothers and I will no other to follow me where I'm going 

So, take a shower, shine your shoes
You got no time to lose
You are young men, you must be living 

Take a shower, shine your shoes
Well, you got no time to lose
You are 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 general said he would do his own duty
But he would extend it no further
The men could go as they pleased 

But not a man moved their eyes gazed straight ahead
'Til 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 

He said:
I have seen the others and I have discovered that this fight is not worth fighting
And I've have seen their mothers and I will no other to follow me where I'm going 

So, take a shower, shine your shoes
You got no time to lose
You are young men, you must be living 

Take a shower, shine your shoes
Well, you got no time to lose
You are young men, you must be living 

Go now, you are forgiven
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 got to be, got to be...