In the name of some truth

IN THE NAME OF SOME TRUTH
You said:
An eye for an eye
And a tooth for a tooth.
Now we're hungry and blind
And we're without a roof.
So a child for a child
And a grave for a grave.
Where is this gonna lead us,
I wondered?
So I poked out your eyes
And I hoped you would see
What you shouldn't have done
To my people and me.
But it turns out that blindness
Is a plague of the heart…
Should I take out your heart too,
I wonder?
Well, it's my land, and it's your land.
But how many lines can we draw in this sand?
And how many lives are we willing to end
In the name of some justice,
I wonder?
And it's an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth,
A lie for a lie and a bullet as proof.
But how many times can we blow our own roof
In the name of some justice,
In the name of some truth?
In the name of some justice…
In the name of some truth.
Well,
I tried staying strong,
And I tried staying weak,
I turned every stone,
And I turned every cheek,
But the mothers still cry
And the shadows still speak.
Would they stop if you joined them,
I wonder?
And I know we both hurt,
And I know we're both wrong.
And I know all the answers,
But they'll take too long.
So the blindness that binds us
Shall be passed along
To our children who could have been kinder…
For it's my land. And it's your land.
We've drawn all the lines we could draw in this sand.
But how many rights are willing to bend
In the name of some justice,
I wonder?
If it's an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth,
A lie for a lie and bullet as proof,
Then how many times can we wreck our own youth
In the name of some justice,
In the name of some truth?
In the name of some justice,
In the name of some truth.
(Amstelveen, Oct 2023)

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