the caves are cold and dark and wet
a feeling I cannot forget
no more birds singing in the trees
sunlight or cooling breeze
just darkness falling all around
a slow and quiet dripping sound
of water from the mountain tops
seeping through the ancient rocks
I will make my home in here
Full of hate, doubt and fear
Eating moss from off the walls
Silence swallows frightful calls
Always be strong
there is a man inside this place
but no one’s ever seen his face.
His words are mine inside my head
Of fear and hate and shame instead
Turn around and go back home
The answer is not yours to know
All your life been passed through
So much pain in a heart so true
Always be strong
He threatens me with every breath
A scolding approach toward my death
I will never heed his words
For something inside me stirred
A light shines through from far away
I dig and crawl through mud and clay
A child reborn in the world of man
Son of light and god and sand