Men in a war 
If they've lost a limb 
Still feel that limb 
As they did before 
 
He lay on a cot 
He was drenched in a sweat 
He was mute and staring 
But feeling the thing 
He had not 
 
I know how it is 
When something is gone 
A piece of your eyesight 
Or maybe your vision 
 
A corner of sense 
Goes blank on the screen 
A piece of the scan 
Gets filled in by hand 
 
You know that it was 
And now it is not 
So you just make do with 
Whatever you've got 
 
Men in a war 
If they've lost a limb 
Still feel that limb 
As they did before 
 
If your nerve is cut 
If you're kept on the stretch 
You don't feel your will 
You can't find your gut 
 
And she lay on her back 
She made sure she was hid 
She was mute and staring 
Not feeling the thing 
That she did 
 
I know how it is 
When something is gone 
A piece of your eyesight 
Or maybe your vision