Earth To Calm

This velvet-lined silver box

Rests with me around the clock

Through colored glass, a piercing dawn

Through broken glass I watch the night fall

Conflict looms in a blood-red sky

A child cries seeking mother's eyes

Just a fleeting sound of silence plays

The day must end praying on your knees

Tired of waiting for the earth to calm

We huddle together and pray for no harm

The flickering light signals the alarm

Oh, please don't let it be me

Oh, please don't let it be me

Trying hard to stay awake

I'm running fast, trying to make the last gate

But lo and behold here I stand

Out of time with my head in my hands

The sweat runs down my desperate face

I'm stumbling on my old rotten legs

The heavy winds build strong their walls

Push me back, no joy at all, at all

Tired of waiting for the earth to calm

We huddle together and pray for no harm

The flickering light signals the alarm

Oh, please don't let it be me

Oh, please don't let it be me