Armor And Sword Lyrics - Snakes & Arrows - Rush

The snakes and arrows a child is heir to 

Are enough to leave a thousand cuts 

We build our defenses, a place of safety 

And leave the darker places unexplored 

Sometimes the fortress is too strong 

Or the love is too weak 

What should have been our armor 

Becomes a sharp and angry sword 

Our better natures seek elevation 

A refuge for the coming night 

No one gets to their heaven without a fight 

We hold beliefs as a consolation 

A way to take us out of ourselves 

Meditation or medication 

A comfort, or a promised reward 

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Sometimes the spirit is too strong 

Or the flesh is too weak 

Sometimes the need is just too great 

For the solace we seek 

The suit of shining armor 

Becomes a keen and bloody sword 

No one gets to their heaven without a fight 

A refuge for the coming night 

A future of eternal light 

No one gets to their heaven without a fight 

Confused alarms of struggle and flight 

Blood is drained of color 

By the flashes of artillery light 

No one gets to their heaven without a fight 

The battle flags are flown 

At the feet of a god unknown 

No one gets to their heaven without a fight 

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Sometimes the damage is too great 

Or the will is too weak 

What should have been our armor 

Becomes a sharp and burning sword 

No one gets to their heaven without a fight 

A refuge for the coming night 

A future of eternal light 

No one gets to their heaven without a fight