July 29, 2011

• And I cannot believe it

  Today I robbed a man, Oh Lord
  and escaped into the blackened city
  There I told the masses the story
  And none of them felt your pity

  I knew him from when I was a kid
  But I kicked him, threw him down
  Lord, today I slayed a man you knew
  But you walked me into town

  There your people live in droves
  Stuck in tar that flows from fountains
  But we are stuck with happy faces
  in a place where all of us are drowning

  I slayed a man you knew today
  but then you walked me into town
  Lord, how can I not have lost you yet?
  You look, but I cannot make a sound

  I slayed a man you knew today
  I should be living in your dungeons
  Your girls, your men, your lovely people
  And yet here I am, and I am nothing

  Where your people live, Oh Lord
  You will never cease to be
  For you toil and mourn every day
  For the day we will be free

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