The war
stopped for a moment
We held our breaths, my brothers and I
The boys in the sky stopped crying
The red sun tried to shine
We looked down from the mountaintop
And felt so alone
This once was paradise
This wasteland once was home
Oh, you're still alive inside baby,
that's all I need to know
Without you my bloodlust
would have blinded me long ago
I wanna be your shelter
but there's no shelter left on earth
I wish I could hide you
but hiding only makes it worse
And don't let your demons make you cry
No, no, it'll all be gone by morning
Don't let your spirits leave your side
No, no, stay close to the earth
So you don't get burned
Oh, my sweet child,
how did you sleep last night?
And she said, I dreamed I saw St. Francis
He came in the body of a lion
And red tears in his eyes
And he said, it don't have to be this way
It don't have to be this way
The masters of war keep marching,
their work is never done
The sacrifice continues in the form
of God's most innocent ones
The masters of religion better,
they better learn a new way to love
You know God never created anything,
anything he's not part of
Don't let your demons make you cry,
no, no
They'll all be gone by morning
Don't let your spirits leave your side,
no, no
Stay close to the end,
so you don't get burned
Oh, my sweet child,
how did you sleep last night?
She said, I dreamed I saw St. Francis
Can you feel the body of a lad
and the tears in his eyes?
And I, I dreamed I saw St. Francis
And you said it don't have to be this way
No fear of the light,
don't shield your eyes
An d it's only holy fire
Don't be afraid to look inside
It's only your de sire
It's only your desire
Don't deny your own desire
There's a bad storm coming,
I believe it's coming our way
The air is thick and cloudy,
the sky gets blacker every day
Rebel children are waiting,
their time is coming soon
We face no future game,
we ain't got nothing left to lose
Don't let your demons make you cry, no, no
Well, I'll be gone in the morning
Don't let your spirits leave your side,
no, no
Stay close to the earth,
so you don't get murdered
And he called my sweet child
I took his sweet last night
She said, I dreamed I saw St. Francis
He came in the body of a lion
And I could see it in his eyes
And when, when I,
I dreamed I saw St. Francis
You said it don't have to be this way
Don't have to be this way, baby
Don't have to be this way
Oh...
No, nuh, no
No, nuh, no
You