Prayer of the Refugee

warm yourself by the fire son and the morning will come soon ill tell you stories of a better time and a place that we once knew before we packed our bags and left all this behind us in the dust we had a place that we could call home and a life no one could touch dont hold me up now, i can stand my own ground i dont need your help now you wont let me down down down dont hold me up now, i can stand my own ground i dont need your help now you wont let me down down down down we are the angry and the desperate the hungry and the cold we are the ones who kept quiet and always did what we were told but we've been sweating while you slept so calm in the safety of your home we've been pulling up the nails that hold up everythign youve known dont hold me up now, i can stand my own ground i dont need your help now you wont let me down down down dont hold me up now, i can stand my ground i dont need your help now you wont let me down down down so open your eyes child, lets be on our way broken windows and ashes are guarding the way keep quiet no longer we'll sing through the day of the lies that we've lost, and the life we've reclaimed Go dont hold me up now, i can stand my own ground i dont need your help now you wont let me down down down dont hold me up now, i can stand my own ground i dont need your help now you wont let me down down down dont hold me up (dont need your help, ill stand my ground) dont hold me up (dont need your help, ill stand my ground) dont hold me up (dont need your help, ill stand my ground) dont hold me up (dont need your help, ill stand my ground)