Rag Child

I didn't know all the load I could carry 'Til I sank to my knees in the merciless sun And the voice in my head said, "Someday your burden Will be taken from you, but today's not the one" Child in rags, three times cursed Gonna teach you the forgotten verses Child in red spilled her blood Know the words to bring the flood The child in white walk with death Gonna sing until you love yourself The child in white walk with death Gonna sing until you love yourself I didn't know all the joy I could levy 'Til I rose to my feet in the merciful sun And the voice in my head said, "Someday you'll be buried You'll return to the stars, but today's not the one" Child in black, three times blessed Gonna lead us from the Shadowlands Child in green know her worth Write the world a holy book Child in gold, story bound Speak until the lost are found Child in white walk with death Gonna sing until you love yourself I didn't know all the joy I could levy 'Til I rose to my feet in the merciful sun And the voice in my head said, "Someday you'll be buried You'll return to the stars, but today's not the one"