"In Quiet Places"
I look for answers in quiet places,
Beyond the sadness of a stranger's face,
As the world fractures into pieces
Of terror, and I am shaken
As I realize how fragile life really is;
And yet the vein of iron courage runs
Deeper than the roaring of the winds,
In these people, these brave Americans.
But still, beyond the fear, beyond the pain,
As I look for answers
In hungry eyes and plastic smiles,
Still, I linger in the dark, the chaos of my mind,
And search for you –
But the shadows, like floodwater, forever hide your heart.
So as I see my own mortality in blood soaked refugees,
Hear the death rattle of quakes that rock the world,
That shake all my beliefs, I think of you
And the uncertainty of life and love;
For time is but a fragile hour,
And we all fall victim to that truth
As it descends on death black wings
In an instant, changing us –
It changes everything.