Scarecrow

Showers of your crimson blood Seep into a nation, calling up a flood Of narrow minds, who legislate Thinly veiled intolerance Bigotry and hate But they tortured and burned you They beat you and they tied you They left you cold and breathing For love they crucified you I can't forget, hard as I try This silhouette against the sky Scarecrow crying Waiting to die, wondering why? Scarecrow trying Angels will hold, carry your soul away This was our brother, this was our son This shepherd young and mild, this una*suming one We all gasp this, can't happen here We're all much too civilized Where can these monsters hide? But they are knocking on our front door They're rocking in our cradles They're preaching in our churches And eating at our tables I can't forget hard as I try This silhouette against the sky Scarecrow crying Waiting to die, wondering why? Scarecrow trying Angels will hold carry your soul away I search my soul My heart and in my mind To try and find forgiveness This is someone child With pain unreconciled Filled up with father's hate, mother's neglect I can forgive but I will not forget Scarecrow crying Waitin' to die, wondering why? Scarecrow trying Rising above all in the name of love Love, love, love Rising above all in the name of love Love, love, love Rising above all in the name of love Love, love, love ...