A line in the sand,
A wall to the sky . . .
Barricade!

We don’t need your kind with us,
So just stay on your side.
Every time you get too close,
Our principles collide.

We don’t need you to agree,
Our faith is true and tried.
We will never think like you,
The gap is just too wide.

Chorus
Brick by brick
Stone by stone
We build the wall
To protect us all.
The faith that I had is long gone

Maybe you can’t see the truth—
It makes no difference now.
We made a choice to still your voice,
Can live with it somehow.

We don’t need a better view,
We’ve got the one we chose.
It may take ten thousand years,
to dam where the river flows.

Chorus
Brick by brick
Stone by stone
We build the wall
To protect us all.
The faith that I had is long gone
Long gone!

Bridge
One more brick, one more row.
We see less, the higher we go.
One more brick, one more row,
We don’t need to look when we already know.
When we already know!

Don’t try to reconcile with us—
Let’s end this masquerade.
Can’t hear you shout, when you’re locked out
Behind this, behind this barricade.

Chorus
Brick by brick
Stone by stone.
We build the wall
To protect us all.
The faith that I had is long gone
Long gone!

Brick by brick
Stone by stone
We build the wall
To protect us all.
The faith that I had is long gone, gone, gone.
Long gone.

A line in the sand…

The storm has arrived.
The darkness is here.
Our dreams of tomorrow
Hold bloodshed and fear.
They won’t disappear.
They won’t disappear.

Chorus:
Somewhere in the whirlwind
We pray for the calm
We try to hang on
We have faith,
We seize hope,
We hold love, we hold love, we hold…

Our nightmares are warning
Our hearts to be strong.
Survival’s the only
True victory song—
So much could go wrong.
So much could go wrong. . . .

Chorus:
Somewhere in the whirlwind
We pray for the calm.
We try to hang on
We have faith
We seize hope,
We hold love, we hold love, we hold…love.

Bridge:
The eye of the storm
Frames a moment of calm . . .
The world holds its breath for
The next sword to fall.

So startle the thunder
And shout down the storm.
Cling tight to each other
For life must go on.

We wait for the dawn.
We wait for the dawn.

Repeat Chorus:
Somewhere in the whirlwind
We pray for the calm
We try to hang on
We have faith
We seize hope,
We hold love.

We pray for the calm
We try to hang on
We have faith
We seize hope,
We hold love. We hold love, We hold love, We hold love….

I was born in tradition
I know it is time.
I ask for no pity
The honor is mine

This is the place
I truly belong.
I carry the weight
My shoulders are strong.

Chorus
It raises me, it weighs on me
Liberates me, re-creates me.
It enthrones me, but it owns me
This crown I wear.

It will guide you, surely bind you
Terrify you, and inspire
It commands you, reprimands you
This crown I wear.

Verse
They say I’m too young
To wield so much power.
I wanted a life
Not this ivory tower.

My family, my kingdom
A part of my soul
The glory, the trappings
They all take their toll.

Chorus
It raises me, it weighs on me
Liberates me, re-creates me.
It enthrones me, but it owns me
This crown I wear.

It will guide you, surely bind you
Terrify you, and inspire
It commands you, reprimands you
This crown I wear.
This crown I wear.

Bridge
A circle of parts:
My hand and my heart
My land and my throne
My flesh and my bone
My mind and my soul
My self and my role
My light and my air
This crown I wear.

Verse
I accepted a kingdom,
I surrendered my heart.
And I’m merely a woman.
A true queen plays her part.
I could have been happy
To love only one.
And now I must love them all,
And that dream is gone.
That dream is gone.

Chorus
It raises me, it weighs on me.
Liberates me, re-creates me.
It enthrones me, but it owns me.
This crown I wear.

It will guide you, surely bind you
Terrify you, and inspire.
It commands you, reprimands you.
This crown I wear.

It raises me, it weighs on me.
Liberates me, re-creates me.
It enthrones me, but it owns me.
This crown I wear.
This crown I wear.

I am used to victory,
And I don’t say it pridefully
Nothing’s worthy to me,
except what I offer.
Accept what I offer—
To you

Your people, they cheer and applaud.
Advisers will always agree.
But in your life
you don’t need another fraud.
What you need is honesty
…a little honesty.

Chorus
A man should never surrender,
but I surrender to you.
I lay my tribute at your feet.
Just take what you need.

A man should never surrender,
but I surrender to you.
I give you my oath, my devotion, my creed—
My loyalty.

How could I offer you anything less
than everything you ask of me?
I will always be with you, always protect you.
And I’m proud to profess
My loyalty.

Chorus
A man should never surrender,
but I surrender to you.
I lay my tribute at your feet.
Just take what you need.

A man should never surrender,
but I surrender to you.
I give you my oath, my devotion, my creed—
My loyalty.

Bridge
What would I give, if you asked?
All my strength
All my dreams
All my days
And my years.
My blood
My heart, my life…
And my love.

Chorus
A man should never surrender,
but I surrender to you.
Lay my tribute at your feet
So take what you need.

A man should never surrender,
but I surrender to you.
I give you my oath, my devotion, my creed—
My loyalty.

Verse 1
I will remember
I will be different
I won’t make the same mistakes
I’ll take a new path
Another direction
I won’t, no I won’t be my father’s son
My father’s son

My words
Won’t be so cruel
My rules
Will make more sense
My life
Will feel secure
My sons
Will honor me
Will honor me

Chorus
My father’s son
That’s what I am.
Or am I not?
Please tell me, god!

If that’s what I am,
Will his mistakes
Be mine to make
If I’m indeed
My father’s son?
My father’s son!

Verse 2
Yes, I remembered
Yes, I am different
I don’t make the same mistakes
I took a new path
Another direction
Trying not to be my father’s son.

My words
Are sometimes harsh
My rules
Must be obeyed
My life
Is just too full
My sons
Are all renegades.
Are renegades.

Chorus
My father’s son
That’s what I am.
Or am I not?
Please tell me, god!

If that’s what I am,
Will his mistakes
Be mine to make
If I’m indeed
My father’s son?
My father’s son!

And so I remembered
I’m not so different
And I made my own mistakes
I forged a new path
Another direction
And I’ll always be my father’s son
…my father’s son.

My words
My rules
My life
My sons

Could I be
My father’s son?
That’s what I am.
Or am I not?
Please tell me, god!

If that’s what I am,
Will his mistakes
Be mine to make
If I’m indeed
My father’s son?
My father’s son!
My father’s son!

Red was the flush of a young maiden’s lips;
Now it’s the color of blood.
White was a blanket of pure mountain snow;
Now it makes shrouds for our dead.

Bridge
A memory so faint
It gets harder and harder to find.
A memory that fades
Buried deep in my mind

Chorus
In happier days, we were at peace,
When God smiled on us,
Our hearts were content,
And our laughter flowed free,
When God smiled on us.
When God smiled on us.
When God smiled on us.

Churches once called down God’s blessing on us;
Now, they cry out for revenge.
Trumpets blew fanfares proclaiming good news;
Now they call armies to war.

Bridge
A memory so faint
It gets harder and harder to find
A memory that fades
Buried deep in my mind

Chorus
In happier days, we were at peace,
When God smiled on us.
Our hearts were content, and our laughter flowed free,
When God smiled on us.
When God smiled on us.

Harmony
How much more will we bruise?
How much more can we lose?
How much more must we win,
Before God smiles on us again?
So…
How much more
Faint
will we bruise?
I can’t
How much more
Remember
can we lose?
So
How much more
deep
must we win,
in my mind
Before God smiles on us again?
When God smiles on us again?

So, how can this be?
How can we get him to smile?
What must we do so that God smiles on us again?

A memory so faint
It gets harder and harder to find.
A memory that fades
Buried deep in my mind

In happier days, we were at peace,
When God smiled on us.
Our hearts were content,
And our laughter flowed free,
When God smiled on us.
And how much more must we win,
When God smiled on us.
Before God smiles on us again?
God smiled on us.

In my heart, I stand alone
Even so, I always know
I can lean on you.
When I’m lying awake
With the whole world at stake
I still see you.

Chorus
Though it isn’t all I want
And I know that it will haunt
me, I say,
I
I need
I need you
I need you to go.
I
I need
I need you
I need you to go.

You’ve seen me as I am
But I know you understand
I must play a part.
And you’d never betray
Any secrets that weigh
on my heart

Chorus
Though it isn’t all I want
And I know that it will haunt
me, I say,

I
I need
I need you
I need you to go.

I
I need
I need you
I need you to go.

Bridge
How I want to let you in—
I can tell you see the signs.
There are words I cannot speak
So please read between the lines.
Between the lines…

We both know what we must do
This is what I need
what I need from you
to go on.
But my mind can’t erase
Longing dreams of your face
while you’re gone.

Chorus
I
I need
I need you
I need you to go.

I
I need
I need you
I need you to go.

I
I need you
Need you to go.

I need
I need you

I need you….

Verse 1
What do you achieve
With wounds that you leave?
You leave us to grieve.
We’ll never forget what you’ve done to us.

The pain that you’ve caused
The lives that we’ve lost
The bloodshed you’ve cost
We’ll never forget what you’ve done to us.

Chorus
You killed our fathers
So we kill your sons.
How can you claim
You’re the innocent ones?

You killed our fathers
So we kill your sons.
How can you claim
You’re the innocent ones?

Why should we feel shame
When you are to blame?
It’s always the same,
In this unending game.

Verse 2
The hate in your soul
The hate in your soul
Will burn and corrode.
Will burn and corrode.
We take what we’re owed.
We take what we’re owed.
We’ll never forget what you’ve done to us.

Where does it begin
Original sin?
We can’t let you win.
We’ll never forgive what you’ve done.

Bridge
Action, reaction–
It’s a spiral,
Spiraling out of control

Action, reaction–
It’s a spiral,
Spiraling out of control

You killed our fathers
So we kill your sons.
How can you claim
You’re the innocent ones?

You killed our fathers
So we kill your sons.
How can you claim
You’re the innocent ones?

Why should we feel shame
When you are to blame?
It’s always the same,
In this unending game.

Action, reaction–
It’s a spiral,
Spiraling out of control

Action, reaction–
It’s a spiral,
Spiraling out of control

Victory, victory, victory
Is ours
Victory!

Victory, victory, victory
Is ours
Victory!

Battle horns blow
and survivors are calling.
Mortal wounds flow—
how the mighty have fallen!
The land once was yours,
and now it is ours,
Paid for in blood
by the pawns of great powers.

Lived my whole life
based on honor and glory
But the battle today
was much more than a story.
We fought and we won,
and they lost and they died
Now the triumph at hand
shows that God’s on our side!

Victory, victory, victory
Is ours
Victory!

Victory, victory, victory
Is ours
Victory!

As they lie dying,
the weak and the brave
Corpses are mingled,
both soldier and slave.
But all blood is red,
and the dead ask me why—
In a war that won’t end,
was it worth it to die?

Bridge
I choke as spilt blood drains my innocence dry.
Smoke, like their souls, rises faint to the sky.

Is this victory?

Victory, victory, victory
Is ours
Victory!

Victory, victory, victory
Is ours
Victory!

[repeats]

Is this victory?

A line in the sand…