Failure At the Guard

So there is failure at the guard And we Are back to square one Seawall tettering over sea I told them to watch They did not understand Such unconscious children Do they think it was always this They will know how it was done Building it back again Perhaps they need to build always And know the cost Of freedom, the worth of days But what of us who felt so sure How did they before our eyes Robbed our children blind? Did the guards sleep Or was it only? How did they borrow and let us pay For the luxury they consumed? And we pioneers Cannot teach our children how to watch For we looking saw nothing Except the weight and the latch Upon our backs, we were bent Not knowing why. I told Them never identify with the enemy While through the storm Did you hear any rich men howling When the markets were tumbling? I saw none in the tent cities Urging us not to look at fear The Bible howling for love