Under Siege

I'm walking a road From the old part of town to the mountains The one I would take To pick mushrooms & herbs as a child To an enchanted forest in a magic time Where a child could grow up wild Before the killers came They fenced us in & The mountains were filled up with snipers A thousand points of light As bright as the stars in the sky Our one line of defense was the forests & fields Where we'd plant our mines for them to reap Walk in the shadows Life under siege Walk in the shadows Life under siege For three long years The only way out was a coffin As we scraped a living Bleeding our fair city dry You can't feed your child on resistance & pride We were just out of supplies When the killers went We reclaimed the streets We reclaimed the squares & the sidewalks Stepped out of the shadows Taught the children to play in the sun But to not run & hide in the forests & fields Where the mines won't be cleared In sixty years Walk in the shadows Life under siege Walk in the shadows Life under siege Under siege I'm walking a road From the old part of town to the mountains Through forests & fields That used to be 90% of our industry Where my son works full time Sweeping mines that I planted Since the day my grandson became a memory Walk in the shadows Life under siege Walk in the shadows Life under siege Under siege