And I read in the book of James last night What my life really is A vapour on the wind that vanishes in time without a trace
And now that I am old and sick I think I understand it well I had a restless night last night As though it might be my last one
It is cold out his morning My breath hangs in the air
I try to hide my memories inside a safe place in my head Where even death itself might not break in to steal and to erase
But everything is so confused A panic withers me inside And as I fall to meet the ice I know there's nothing can be done
I just want the ones I love to know I tried
People with purpose and a life to live I see their rushing feet No on will stop to help this old bugger Who's collapsed in the street
I am the vanquished I have had my go at life And now it's done A heavy clouds obscures the sun As if in recognition
And I fight for Islam in the streets of Lebanon The holy war requires I give myself up to fate
Allah knows and loves his own
Standing on the top floor of a broken tower block In a good position to see Christian militia
Hezbollah is my family
Many would not attempt to sneak into this district But I have the Koran sewn into my fine young heart
Suddenly the night below Is lit up by the blasting of gunfire And Christian bullets rip around my head
And now I'm on a fire escape Running upwards But somehow the soldiers see me They are just below
On a flat roof now I don't know how But I am on my back And they stand right over me
They are strange and silent Around me a soft rain falls This is not what I thought martyrdom would be like
It may be their Mary would have me to see heaven
And I don't know how long I've lain here on this bedsitter bed
The agony I call my past now Was the prime of my life
My only companions in this room Are the flies that dance around my head
I am resolved to take my life My last dream on earth was so nice
The angels walked on the ocean They came to me alone on the shore
Only Jesus can know the heart of the outcast
God knows all the rivers of life that flow into the deep dark sea Of our common deathTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
