and you evade him / born in the blood

i was a liar

when i said

i am not afraid

i am

born in the blood

born in the blood

every brick and tile

every inch of land and sky

now to the almighty bank

bow i

born in the blood

born in the blood

born in the blood

born in the blood

every dream i held aloft

and every thought i thought

was mine

is bought and sold and sold again

back to me

born in the blood

born in the blood

born in the blood

born in the blood

every quieter voice

is lost under

the white noise

they're old enough to hold a gun

the ones who don't remember

we were born in the blood

born in the blood

born in the blood

born in the blood

born in the blood

born in the blood

born in the blood

to the slow dance of

a heavy tide we must abide

towards the limestone towards the lime

to the slow dance of

a heavy tide we must abide

towards the limestone towards the lime

into the teeth of time