As I feel the warming sun upon the earth I stand outside the gates of my birth Wise men know the answers, see them raise their stones i stand here alone
Inside of the city gates, they gather round Too enthralled by their designs to hear the sound Voices of the dispossessed; they cry for hope But they cry alone
Where is the voice inside to comfort me? I plead. I cry for you I'm lost within the fields of emptiness So blind, paralysed Don't leave me here to die
We're lost within the fields of emptiness So blind, paralysed Have we been left to die?
I have seen the morning sun I have lived under the glow of life Am I lost? A darker path I walk alone Too weary to return; too weak to carry on
There must be a way to see you I shy away as the hypocrites' whips crack Their words, their wisdom, mean nothing to me anymore My hope torn like rags on this beggar's back
They lead you up the hill as one accused of blasphemy Observe you coldly, as they tie your body to the cross And as you bleed they search their souls and find no guilt within Self righteous killers- never knowing what they've lost
Still I want to stand before you Still I'm locked within this cage I want to see beyond their cities To the place where only you remain
Still I falter when I run from you I see an image of your pain I want to see beyond their cities To the place where only you remain I see Your pain Look beyond their cities To this place