The War Came Home · Track 08

When I Close My Eyes

Closing the eyes opens the memories, so the song turns insomnia into an honest confrontation with fear instead of another performance of strength.

Why this song exists Placed as chapter 8 of 9, between “Sleep Don't Come Easy” and “The Man Behind the Startle,” it advances The War Came Home through its wound / the soldier returns arc rather than standing as an isolated song.