Clay Roof Rising

Here we are again
Staring at these walls
Jealousy and pride have settled in
And the silence wins

I don’t want to be responsible
Not if I am going to be the only one
And you don’t want to be responsible
Not for the things that are difficult

Here we are again
Where the silence wins
Pulling back, pulling back, holding in
Distance knows no friends

It’s too late for me to turn back now
But tell me sweet Jesus when
Will the fighting end?
I tell myself it is better than apathy
But moments like these
I don’t feel quite so sure

I don’t want it, if it is not a gift
If I earn it, then I cannot keep it

Falling forward, falling in
This is what real love must do
Breaking open, pouring out
As He loved me so I love you

This is eating me through
When the silence wins
Bread and blood have made us one
So we can’t pull away

I hate these lies that are binding you
But I know they are snaring me too
We know we must be responsible
Cause love from one end is called charity