Greenwood Arms Of My Father Lyrics

Arms Of My Father Lyrics

Broken arms of quiet stillness tend to cover me

Banished echoes of my soul

Careful polish makes the edges seem much sharper

But the rust inside still makes me cold

As I scream… 



Father free me from the questions I am asking

Nothing new beneath the sun

What is freedom, what is purpose, what is real?

The cries of a heart undone



The dirt beneath my fingers reminds me of my searching

I'm only living breath by breath

A time to cry, a time to heal, a time to lift my eyes once more

Another hit of crystal meth



But you said nothing can tear me away from the arms of my father…



She sits inside a wooden box of her devising

Bangs her head against a wall

She's waiting for a knight in shining armour who isn't coming

Softly damns her crystal ball

As she screams…



He's broken in his body heart and mind

Why did he try so hard?

It only took five minutes for his dreams to fall to pieces

Alone in a construction yard.

But you said nothing can tear me away…



Not angels, nor demons, nor death, nor life,

Not papers, nor stalemates, not the blood on the knife.

Not the height of the mountain, the depths of the sea,

Not you or your arguments, not even me..

Nothing can tear me away…

From the arms of my father