Nevermind

The war was lost

the treaty signed

I was not caught across the line

I was not caught

though many tried

I live among you

well-disguised

I had to leave my life behind

I dug some graves you'll never find

The story's told with facts and lies

I had a name

but never mind

Never mind

never mind

The war was lost

the treaty signed

There's truth that lives and truth that dies

I don't know which

so never mind

Your victory was so complete

Some among you thought to keep

A record of our little lives

The clothes we wore

our spoons

our knives

The games of luck our soldiers played

The stones we cut

the songs we made

Our law of peace which understands

A husband leads

a wife commands

And all of these expressions of

The sweet indifference

some called "love"

The high indifference

some call "fate"

But we had names more intimate

Names so deep and names so true

They're blood to me

they're dust to you

There is no need that this survives

There's truth that lives and truth that dies

Never mind

never mind

I leave the life

I left behind

There's truth that lives and truth that dies

I don't know which

so never mind

I could not kill the way you kill

I could not hate

I tried

I failed

You turned me in

at least you tried

You side with them whom you despise

This was your heart

this swarm of flies

This was once your mouth

this bowl of lies

You serve them well

I'm not surprised

You're of their kin

you're of their kind

Never mind

never mind

I had to leave my life behind

The story's told with facts and lies

You own the world

so never mind

Never mind

never mind

I live the life I left behind

I live it full

I live it wide

Through layers of time you can't divide

My woman's here

my children

too

Their graves are safe from ghosts like you

In places deep

with roots entwined

I live the life I left behind

The war was lost

the treaty signed

I was not caught across the line

I was not caught

though many tried

I live among you

well-disguised