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A soldier climbs the stairs to the airliner, leaving the chaos of Baghdad behind. The chartered civilian aircraft has a familiar feeling. Compared to the military transportation of his two tours, it feels almost like home.
Throughout the flight he looks down on the clouds and thinks of home, but images of war flash into his mind. Dead bodies along the road. The overturned Humvee hit by an IED and the three dead comrades. The anger on the face of the young man who tried to crash through the checkpoint and was shot for his effort. The smell of fear. The smell of death.
As the plane lands at the base, families wait on the tarmac with signs and flags. The soldier spots his wife and girls. He descends the stairs and falls into the embrace of his family. He finally feels safe.
He’s home.
Throughout the flight he looks down on the clouds and thinks of home, but images of war flash into his mind. Dead bodies along the road. The overturned Humvee hit by an IED and the three dead comrades. The anger on the face of the young man who tried to crash through the checkpoint and was shot for his effort. The smell of fear. The smell of death.
As the plane lands at the base, families wait on the tarmac with signs and flags. The soldier spots his wife and girls. He descends the stairs and falls into the embrace of his family. He finally feels safe.
He’s home.
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Lyrics
Note that this was an entry into the MacJams Loop it or lose it contest round 2. You will have no problem identifying the loop in this piece.
Magritte
Not just the sounds. I mean the space inside the loop that you explored in this song. It's like you opened it up to find out what was inside...who knew there was all this inside? I was rooting for the piano to win out at the end, and it did.