Devils of Resentment
We've dreamed in vivid shades of shame,
These thousand years since we did fall;
Our visions feast on hate and blame
The cost; our power, pride and all
Oh, why did you forsake us then?
Did we lose our faith, then lose your way?
We fell as angels, now merely men
We once believed; have we turned away?
Have we lost the lessons that you taught
Of love and peace and pride and virtue?
These precious things that can't be bought
Now when we dream, it's not of you
The devils live now in our dreams
They taunt and tear away our reason
These jackals feast upon our screams
They scourge our souls; they say for treason
They tell us we must smash our brothers
Take all from them that they possess
Kill their children, kill their mothers
Kill them if they won't confess
They tell us we must raze their cities
Burn their homes and scorch the earth
Take all they have and show no pity
Leave them, as us; of little worth
Take down the signs that they were men
Take back what was, take what will be
Take all that shows that they have hope, then
Take back from them, that they are free
Once, we lived so proud and virtuous
Once, our hearts were wise and strong
Now, we run in packs, so merciless
Now, we use our strength for wrong
All was taken, from our people
All will be taken back again
Fear's our temple; Hate's the steeple
Those dreams have driven us insane
Copyright © David Brown | Year Posted 2015
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