New World Widows

Spoke of honoer, spoke of truth 
spoke of everything it made us do 
in the name of a broken, but primised land 
down a path so worn out, stained red by man 

And I never knew 
how hatred could consume 
in a prayer that no one hear 
came the words to late to her 

Carved in skin and heart since birth 
took on duties to cleanse this earth 
from unbelievers, from those outside 
our eyes we close, our hearts we fortify 

In a world that sleeps 
built to make us weak 
silence calling, how numb we all are 
tried to set it free 
tried to leave it be 
tried to spare your eyes and now you just dream me away 

Safe from harm now, safe we all are 
heaven to her, such beauty in your arms 
I raise my hands as if time would stop 
we all bow down, forgive us all 

So afraid of what could occur 
forgot to heal what's sore 
spend a life taking back what you said 
just words you'll live to regret.