miscellaneous lyrics

* We the Living from True Tunes Records' We the Living, Vol. III
* Return to Sender (Father's Arms) from Andy's Angels Records' Suffer the Children EP

"We the Living"

Autumn in the time of the Russian revolution
Tilt on the matter: the will to live as one
Heart held at bay, she draws the mind a little closer
Blow to the soul at the setting of the sun

Recognize the thumbprint from the hand that held her low
We the living strain against a force we cannot slow

Spring at the creek in an interval of waking
Lowliest of all sees Creation as it's been
The pedulum swings to Dillard from Rand
Thaw the floe
Push the blood again

Recognize the rift between the wit and inner man
We the living tether them together when we can


"Return to Sender (Father's Arms)"

upon news of your arrival
how she wept with tears of joy
new light sent from glory
darling daughter, blessed boy

but the tears soon fell for grief
and the light grew dim
she's had time to come to terms
but where does she begin?

nothing more could be done to protect you
still you're safe now beyond all harm
with a soul too impatient for Heaven
we return you to the Father's arms

Father, O my Father
why have you forsaken us?
did we stumble? did we fail you?
did we just not pray enough?

although others have it harder
and the rain falls on us all
we're so tangled up in questions
and unraveled by the fall

nothing more could be done to protect you
still you're safe now beyond all harm
with a soul too impatient for Heaven
we return you to the Father's arms

and there's nothing quite so broken as a proud man
who’ll finally reach out his hand
no one quite so lonely when he finds
that no one will take it

as she looks upon your sister
with a mother's broken smile
dreams of two pails in the sandbox
gonna have to wait a while

and though we won't recognize your face
we’d like you still to know
that you were loved and wanted
so sad you had to go

nothing more could be done to protect you
still you're safe now beyond all harm
with a soul too impatient for Heaven
we return you to the Father's arms

All lyrics copyright (C) 1999, 2004 by Marathon Records. ASCAP.
Published by Zimbalon. All rights reserved. Used by permission.