Oh what mercy sadness brings
What do you have for us today?
Explodin' in the shells of night
For Redemption Day
Of every person who died in hate
Throw us a bone you men of great
And on the way child and man
That keep on killin'
No riches in trade for the fate
An' woman wait, watch an' wait
On television
And on the way child and man
Throw us a bone but save the plate
Into rooms of grief and questioned wrong
It's buried in the countryside
Let us hear you pontificate
An' swallows everything it meets
It's in the soul to feel such things
Freedom
Oh why we waited 'til so late
If God be willing
There is a train that's headed straight
There is a train that's headed straight
Your many virtues laid to waste
Come leaders, come you men of great
An' we aren't listening
Freedom
It's just an image often seen
It's everywhere a baby cries
Fire rages in the streets
To Heaven's gate, to Heaven's gate
To Heaven's gate, to Heaven's gate
Freedom
But weak to watch without speaking
An' woman wait, watch an' wait
Was there no oil to excavate?
For Redemption Day
