In the Dust We Find

Verse 1
A morning sun on streets now cold
A story that should not be told
Another face behind the news
A different name we’re set to lose
The sirens cry a broken sound
Upon the blood-soaked, sacred ground

Chorus
Oh, but the bullet only knows the echo it will bring
Shattering the window to another heart in spring
And in the dust we find, no answers, only chains
A deeper stain of hatred when the innocent feel the pains

Verse 2
They point the finger, name the breed
To feed a bitter, ancient seed
They paint the many with one shade
On a foundation fear has laid
A mother’s tears, a father’s plea
Lost in a shout of “us” and “thee”

Bridge
For every wall we think will keep us safe inside
Is built with stones of sorrow, with a crack where darkness hides
And violence is a language that the wounded soul may learn
But all it ever translates to is a bridge forever burned

Verse 3
So lay the flowers in the square
A whispered, collective prayer
Not for revenge, a closed, tight fist
But for a grace that will persist
To see the person, not the fray
And choose a different, harder way

Outro
The bullet’s echo fades to time…
A choice remains for yours and mine…
To break the cycle, meet the doubt…
And let the hatred… burn… out…
Let the hatred burn out.

Other English Songs

1. We Are All Malaysian
2. The Bait of Greed
3. Dancing on a Sunbeam