Cutting Words

The silence here is deafening

Pouring fuel on an open flame

Something's going to break if we can't learn to bend

New wounds atop of old

We never seem to mend

The face of fear has come to me

Whispering threats and jealousy

What is and what could be we may never see

Tomorrow hides and holds our destinies

You're killing me

I'm killing you

Will vengeance pay the debt we're due?

With cutting words I run you through

Stoke the coals till we're consumed

Each morning brings a chance to change and be renewed

We've got to stop the bleeding of souls torn in two

'Neath the sea of memory all is laid to rest

The sword that once divided sleeps beneth the depths

The winds of war may rise but will not resurrect

The weapons of our hatred

The poison of our lips

Hatred is our enemy

We must learn to let it go

Forgiveness will free the soul

We must leave the past behind