One Man Revolution

Now you might have heard different But I know it's a fact That Jesus, Mary, Joseph And the Apostle Paul were black Ten letters I am writing Each one reads the same Nine circles I am drawing One around your name Land and freedom Steel and faith Tooth and bone and wire Skin, scar, dirt and fire It doesn't matter who you are It does not matter what you say Flesh shapes the day Now it's clear as a pillar of smoke And broken Starbuck's glass Yeah, I support my troops They wave black flags They wear black masks All the roads are closed Smoke is rising from the fields The monsters left their cages An angel set them free Land and freedom Steel and faith Tooth and bone and wire Skin, scar, dirt and fire It doesn't matter who you are It does not matter what you say Flesh shapes the day Veteran's hospitals And witches spells Low to buy And high to sell And little girls Collecting shells And memories Upon the shelves And ringing bells And high school choirs And faithful dogs Beside the fire And billionaires And open bars And early exits And judgments hard And land and freedom And steel and faith And tooth and bone and wire And skin, scar, dirt and fire It doesn't matter who you are Does not matter what the fuck you say Flesh shapes the day

Each one had a father
There's no one left
A name and a mother
No one left
Each one had a dream
A prayer on their breath
The world's gone black
No one left

On the streets of Manhattan
A dusty wind blows
Letters and wishes
A girl with a rose

On the streets of Baghdad
A dusty wind blows
Letters and wishes
A girl with a rose

Each one had a father
There's no one left
A name and a mother
No one left
Each one had a dream
A prayer on their breath
The world's gone black
No one left

Fire and vengeance
In the New York sky above
Stole my angel
Stole my true love

Fire and vengeance
In the Baghdad sky above
Stole his angel
Stole his true love

I stand on my front porch
I look up at the sky
Will my world go black
In the blink of an eye

He stands out in the desert
He looks up at the sky
Will his world go lack
In the blink of an eye

Each one had a father
There's no one left
A name and a mother
No one left
Each one had a dream
A prayer on their breath
The world's gone black
No one left

Each one had a wish
Each one had a home
Each one had a name
A name and a rose