Trapped

We Are Trapped In a cage of our own creation Tortured by devices of our own making Killed by our brethren Everything we do and say dragging us further in Our words are like knives Slicing through defenses made only to hold against memories Turning friends into enemies Love becomes hate This world is being torn apart From the inside, out Piece by fiery piece, our land is turning into living hell And nothing we can do will make us well Is there no hope? Are we, then, doomed to die with no chance of rescue? No, not yet There’s still a chance, for me and you We can survive We can weather the storm We can rise up Turning hate into love Pain into joy From suffering to salvation we will rise But We cannot do this alone For there is no way to condone The mess we have made Only through forgiveness can we hope to make it through Though not just any will do We must ask forgiveness of the One by which it began Only by his grace will we rise again Through his love And by his power Even if we are to die Nothing will change the fact that We Are Free