Arms Of My Father Lyrics - Singles - Greenwood

Broken arms of quiet stillness tend to cover me 

Banished echoes of my soul 

Careful polish makes the edges seem much sharper 

But the rust inside still makes me cold 

As I scream... 

Father free me from the questions I am asking 

Nothing new beneath the sun 

What is freedom, what is purpose, what is real? 

The cries of a heart undone 

The dirt beneath my fingers reminds me of my searching 

I'm only living breath by breath 

A time to cry, a time to heal, a time to lift my eyes once more 

Another hit of crystal meth 

But you said nothing can tear me away from the arms of my father... 

She sits inside a wooden box of her devising 

Bangs her head against a wall 

She's waiting for a knight in shining armour who isn't coming 

Softly damns her crystal ball 

As she screams... 

He's broken in his body heart and mind 

Why did he try so hard? 

It only took five minutes for his dreams to fall to pieces 

Alone in a construction yard. 

But you said nothing can tear me away... 

Not angels, nor demons, nor death, nor life, 

Not papers, nor stalemates, not the blood on the knife. 

Not the height of the mountain, the depths of the sea, 

Not you or your arguments, not even me.. 

Nothing can tear me away... 

From the arms of my father