Young Marks by The Mae Shi Lyrics

I was born to potential and limitless grace
With a flashing of light it was
Gone when the smoke cleared
Cast in ash and bone

I was raised to obey and respect but
At the edge of the lake was
Din and disruption
When the water splashed across my back it burned

For the dead there's no comfort in fate
And the light exists mainly to blind
And the purpose of living is life

I wasn't chosen
I didn't choose the path
My heart's not built to hold his love

I was schooled in a place of tradition
But something was missing
In faces of classmates
Eyes that glared too blue, too deep
In the church where they led us to worship
Fighting to pull it
Apart with my nails
As they chewed solid oak beneath me

For the blessed who cleave truth from the lies
And the light exists mainly to guide
When life after death is a prize

I want to reach out
I want to shake your hand
Your war is noble and divine