Waking Nightmares Lyrics

I swear I’ve cried a thousand tears

behind closed doors alone this year

Be smart now, girl, you must stay strong

this sorrow will not last for long

Everyone dreams without sleeping

but waking nightmares can creep in

breaking the clay you’ve made from dust

adhering fear to your new cuts
Don’t be afraid of being cut down

this forest is full of a lack of sound

Branches sway, they play to the rhythm

find your roots before the division of the schism sets in

Mother Earth- she gave you sweet life

from the heavens, took the stars for your eyes

She gave you skin so you could choose to swim

either way, Father Time’s got your number pinned

to the sins that you have created

say “Only God can alleviate them!”

but God’s too busy fighting these wars

tell me, who’s chosen now? And who should be scorned?

Well, well,

Presidents and Queens alike

have to say that they fight “The Good Fight”

but as a young person in this day and age

I know not to trust, but I know how to pray 
And I swear we’ve cried a

thousand tears

behind closed doors alone this year

Be smart now children, we must stay strong

this sorrow will not last for long