In the darkness I rise, long before    The dawn    I was dreaming of home and the life I    Led    I can hear the sound, of the engines    Roar    And I crave the embrace of my    Empty bed    Where I'm safe (there I'm safe)       But the call is clear, and the task is    Set    And my enemies wait in the dark sky    Do they fear the same fear,    Do they dream like us    Do they long for the day when it's    Over    And they're safe       We are cruising above the horizon    Neve knowing if we will return    In a moment we'll loose the    Destruction    And we'll justify all that we burn       Here the air is cold, but my thoughts    Are clear    And so I'm wondering why I must be    Here    For the evil that can come,    From the heart of a man    Must be answered in kind 'til it    Disappears    And we're safe       Now we're cruising above the horizon    Neve knowing if we will return    In a moment we'll rain down    Destruction    And we'll justify all that we burn       Here they come       Dodging all the tracers, sky is full of    Lead    I can see the pilots' faces    Safety in our numbers, eagles    Overhead    We are in the sight of aces       Flak, bursting all around    Friends, going down in flames       Now we're hit, it's happened    This is what I feared    Something's telling me my time has    Come    Though it should be panic, I can feel    A peace    Strangely, now I know my purpose...       Hey boys! Hey, get out while you    Can    I'll try to take us home       I'm going home...