We will be the forgotten ones
   They will shake their heads and pity us
   We who sacrificed our sons and daughters
   With the sweet taste of victory on our lips
   They will cry, but their tears will come too late
   There is no redemption for the ones
   Who choose to walk in the shadows
  
   Oh sweet redeemer will you save a place for me
   I am tired and I'm seeking restitution
   Oh will you heal me, will you take away my pain
   What I'm looking for is absolution
   Getting out of Purgatory
   Is no small accomplishment
   And the price is high
   And it comes with its own set of conditions
   The choice is never clear and difficult to make
   But it will not change them
   They will just go on the way they always have
  
   Oh sweet redeemer will you save a place for me
   I am tired and I'm seeking restitution
   Oh will you heal me, will you take away my pain
   What I'm looking for is absolution