I was [G]born to potential and limitless grace
with the flashing of light
it was g[C]one when the sm[Am]oke cleared
[C]cast in a[Am]sh and powder
I was r[G]aised to obey and respect but
at the edge of the lake
was d[C]ead and disr[Am]uption
when the w[C]ater splashed ac[Am]ross my back
it bur[G]ned
for the dead there's no comfort in f[B]ate
and the line is faintly defi[C]ned
and the purpose of living is li[F]fe[G]
[F]I wasn't chosen, I didn't choose the path
my heart's not built to hold his love
REPEAT FOR THE REST OF THE SONG
I was schooled
in a place of tradition
but something was missing
in faces of classmates
eyes declared too blue, too deep
in the church will lead us to worship
fighting to pull it apart
with my nails
as they chewed solid unpaid misery'?
from the bloods took the truth from the lies
and the lie they took greatly to god
when the lies after death is a prize
I wanna reach out
I wanna shake your hand
your war is noble and divine
with the flashing of light
it was g[C]one when the sm[Am]oke cleared
[C]cast in a[Am]sh and powder
I was r[G]aised to obey and respect but
at the edge of the lake
was d[C]ead and disr[Am]uption
when the w[C]ater splashed ac[Am]ross my back
it bur[G]ned
for the dead there's no comfort in f[B]ate
and the line is faintly defi[C]ned
and the purpose of living is li[F]fe[G]
[F]I wasn't chosen, I didn't choose the path
my heart's not built to hold his love
REPEAT FOR THE REST OF THE SONG
I was schooled
in a place of tradition
but something was missing
in faces of classmates
eyes declared too blue, too deep
in the church will lead us to worship
fighting to pull it apart
with my nails
as they chewed solid unpaid misery'?
from the bloods took the truth from the lies
and the lie they took greatly to god
when the lies after death is a prize
I wanna reach out
I wanna shake your hand
your war is noble and divine
