stuck in the middle
the old, new; the future, past
between love and loss

ad astra, lucem
viva voce, te amo
ad infinitum

translation:
to the stars, the light
with living voice, i love you
to infinity without end

bug bites on their legs
running through the woods at night
their love never ends

her life up in smoke
cigarettes and bubblegum
chew the pain away

a child is alone
a child is crying
a child is needy
a child is gone

while we walk to our bedrooms
they walk miles to find sleep tonight
while we sleep in peace and comfort
they sleep with the fear of being taken and killed
while we live our lives
they are invisible children

children are stolen
children are murdered
children are soldiers
children are gone

while we go to school freely
they study in hiding
while we are having fun with our friends
they are being stolen and forced to be soldiers
while we live our lives
they are invisible children

children lose their innocence
children lose their voice
children lose their lives
children are lost

as long as we do nothing
we add to their fear
as long as we're comfortable
we add to their pain
as long as we have plenty of food
we add to their starvation
as long as we live and not have compassion
we add to their invisibility

so i sit here day after day
unknown and alone
listening to your song a thousand times over
so when the music stops
i can still hear it eternally playing
but there was no song
no noise
no movement
no memory

sun shines in the grass
it bends light through a green sea
forever summer