At play in the fields of the lord, laughing like children.
The sun, the hills, and the sky surround us, such beauty.
Love was simple, love was pure, and all was right with the world.
And never a need to reflect on tomorrow, on tomorrow.
But what we gave it return, it was never enough.
What a price we had to pay.

Never run free, always obey,
give more tomorrow than you did today.
Open your heart, surrender to me,
I need your love, and don’t you dare resist me.

Here we lie, alone and trembling,
raped, chastised, and beaten, left alone in the dark.
The more love was taken away, the stronger our needs became,
we yearned for your love, and we learned how to hate.

We hated ourselves for our failures, we hated you for the pain,
but when you’d return with mercy, our hearts would open again.

And we would believe everything was alright.
Another cross to bear. Another scar to hide.
Clinging to a dream at the end of the pain.
Another straw on the camel’s back.

At work in the fields of the lord, toiling like servants.
The clouds, the wind, and the rain upon us, so sadly.
Love was tainted, love was defiled, but it was all we had.
And every day we yearned for tomorrow, a better tomorrow.

But what we gained in return, it was never enough.
What a price we had to pay.

Searching for love. Searching in vain.
The promise of pleasure delivering pain.
The closer we came, the more we could feel,
the wounds of the past, wounds that never heal.

Here we cry, pleading like children,
angry lost and ashamed, begging for another chance.
The deeper the hurting became, the farther we closed the door.
Safe in a world of our own, but bleeding forever more.

We hated ourselves for our failures. We hated those who betrayed.
In the end we settled for less and kept everyone far away.

And we would believe everything was alright.
Another cross to bear. Another scar to hide.
Clinging to a dream at the end of the pain.
Another straw on the camel’s back.

At war in the fields of the lord, fighting like soldiers.
The storms, the sleet, and the hail assail us, such fury.
Love was distant, love was angry, and we had to win it back.
And every day we fought for tomorrow, a better tomorrow.

But what we won in return, it was never enough.
What a price we had to pay.

Exploiting each other to make us complete.
Guarding our hearts as we lie and we cheat.
Finding a weakness, bleeding it dry,
the world is aflame, but we dare not bat an eye.

Here we stand, together but alone,
Calloused, hurting, and bitter, and yearning all the more.
The more we fought for love, the more it faded away,
and as it slipped through our fingers our love turned into hate.

Raping our sisters, turning them into whores.
Killing our brothers, sending them off to war.
Abusing our children to fulfill our selfish needs.
Putting prices on honor, drowning in endless greed.

With our fists in each others’ pockets, and our hands at each others’ throats.
Rejoicing in forcing submission. Doing anything to gain control.
Cutting deals and screwing our neighbors. Hiding truth in a web of lies.
Preying on the walking wounded. Drinking tears from each others’ eyes.

All in the name of love.

And when we despised ourselves, awash in our shame.
We’d kneel before our gods and pray to be clean again.

And we would believe everything was alright.
Another cross to bear. Another scar to hide.
Clinging to a dream at the end of the pain.
Another straw on the camel’s back.

At peace in the fields of the lord, deeply in slumber.
The snow, the ice, and the earth surround us, in silence.
Love is dead, love is gone, forever, forever,
and endlessly we wait for tomorrow, for tomorrow.