The New Warrior

The new warrior needs no sword For her heart is made of stillness Draws no borders and claims no flags Just expands her lungs with fullness The weapons that she wields Are compassion and insight It's not a battle between the good guys and the bad guys We all contain the shadows and the light The new warrior lays down her pride And opens her heart to listen Uses her quiver of words carefully A sentry on a cushion The weapons that she wields Are compassion and insight It's not a battle between the good guys and the bad guys We all contain the shadows and the light Take off your armor Let your light shine Break down the barriers They're only in your mind Take off your armor Let your light shine Break down the barriers They're only in your mind Only in your mind Only in your mind They're only in your mind Only in your mind The heat of compassion can burn us up Gotta temper it with cool wisdom From that space we can understand The radical interdependence of all systems The weapons that we wield Are compassion and insight It's not a battle between the good guys and the bad guys We all contain the shadows and the light We all contain the shadows and the light