H e was the r ock of old
C arved and fa ced
L and of the c ross
D rawn and t raced
S he of si lk and lace
S oft as ni ght
A crescent m oon
B athed in l ight
W ho would d are tear them apart?
W ho would tr y to ha lve this heart?
H ow ca n we stan d
T o hold up a m an
T o choose in his h and
Between tw o grains of s and
H ow ca n we tu rn
T o violence and b urn
F orgot all we've l earned
To darkness r eturn
I t's been t ...old before
I'll tell it again
How jealousy struck
And hate did gain
To plunder once
Once and for all
This cherished pearl
Till sorrow falls
They stole in and crept like thieves
A murder buried under autumn leaves
H ow ca n we stan d
T o hold up a m an
T o choose in his h and
Between tw o grains of s and
H ow ca n we tu rn
T o violence and b urn
F orgot all we've l earned
To darkness r eturn
T oo pure to ... shine
In this world of sighs
Of butchers and crimes
Of laws and lies
But something of their love will remain
In the frozen drops of winter's rain
They're above us there is no doubt
There is a light that won't go out
H ow ca n we stan d
T o hold up a m an
T o choose in his h and
Between tw o grains of s and
H ow ca n we tu rn
T o violence and b urn
F orgot all we've l earned
To darkness r eturn