A Drop of Blood

I've seen the trees In heart of storm In clearest skies I've seen them breathe I've seen them fall I've seen them fly The gentle breeze that stirs their crown Flows from the storm that lays them down Oh, may we fight And may we waltz And may we find harmony Like wind and tree I've seen the sea Give men a home And drown them too I've seen her lead Men back to shore To start anew But it's never long before An old yearning rises for The cradled nights The siren's call Let me always return to thee Like sailors to the sea One day I fell And broke my wrist And lay still on the ground Ants were carrying little twigs Over my still hand Some kids around were scorning me Yet, I heard no sound Then as they started to kick my back I sank into the sand Deep down, sank deep down 'Til I was part of everything And in a grain of sand, saw peace in holy land And saw you right in front of me Shapeless, sacred dust, beaming light and trust Covering all harm in shade Then in a drop of blood Saw wars be fought for good And saw you make way for man's truth Just for a while Though just enough To lose my youth From that day on I've been corrupt For I've held on to faith And I've been knocking on its gate To let me see you one more time Begging to never speak the truth More than I speak of you