Whatever burden to be borne has been met And passed along under an assumed name But one that we all know For those whom Christ declared to always be with us Must live in shallow graves where gardens can never grow
It was only his promise that was kept But the history of man must come first
Whatever suffering to be endured has been felt And passed along by dignity that faces the wind But the curse is the silence For those whose bones line the tombs of Kings Must never know who gained glory from violence
It was only as it was known all along All that must pass is to wait our turn
Whatever peaceful moment has been granted And squandered by the guiltless scribes of history Lives inside stillborn dreams For those who would never be known to you Once walked as you do in heartless migrant streams
It was only for the weary that it was kept What could be more worthy than hope lost?