Silent Legacy
Melissa Etheridge"Silent Legacy" is a song by Melissa Etheridge, released in 1993 in the Pop genre. The song is 4:15 long and contains 68 lines and 296 words.
Lyrics
0:09Why did you steal the matches
0:11From the one room motel
0:14Once they gave you answers
0:16Now they give you hell
0:18They will never understand
0:20They wonder where did they go wrong
0:23How could you be so selfish
0:25Why can't you get along
0:27And as you pray
0:29In your darkness
0:32For wings to set you free
0:36You are bound
0:39To your silent
0:41Legacy
0:50You've seen it in the movies
0:52And you've heard it on the street
0:54Craving the affection
0:57Your blood is full of heat
0:59They don't listen to your reasons
1:01As original as sin
1:03Deny all that you feel
1:05And they will bring you home again
1:07And as you pray
1:10In your darkness
1:12For wings to set you free
1:16You are bound
1:19To your silent
1:21Legacy
1:30Your body is alive
1:32But no one told you what you'd feel
1:34The empty aching hours
1:37Trying to conceal
1:39The natural progression
1:41Is the coming of your age
1:43But they cover it with shame
1:45And turn it into rage
1:47And as you pray
1:49In your darkness
1:52For wings to set you free
1:56You are bound
1:58To your silent
2:01Legacy
2:09You are digging for the answers
2:12Until your fingers bleed
2:14To satisfy the hunger
2:16To satiate the need
2:18They feed you on the guilt
2:20To keep you humble keep you low
2:23Some man and myth they made up
2:24A thousand years ago
2:26And as you pray
2:29In your darkness
2:31For wings to set you free
2:35You are bound
2:37To your silent
2:39Legacy
2:57Mothers tell your children
2:59Be quick you must be strong
3:01Life is full of wonder
3:03Love is never wrong
3:06Remember how they taught you
3:08How much of it was fear
3:10Refuse to hand it down
3:12The legacy
3:14Stops here
3:53Oh my child
3:58Oh my child
4:15Oh my child
Why did you steal the matches From the one room motel Once they gave you answers Now they give you hell They will never understand They wonder where did they go wrong How could you be so selfish Why can't you get along And as you pray In your darkness For wings to set you free You are bound To your silent Legacy You've seen it in the movies And you've heard it on the street Craving the affection Your blood is full of heat They don't listen to your reasons As original as sin Deny all that you feel And they will bring you home again And as you pray In your darkness For wings to set you free You are bound To your silent Legacy Your body is alive But no one told you what you'd feel The empty aching hours Trying to conceal The natural progression Is the coming of your age But they cover it with shame And turn it into rage And as you pray In your darkness For wings to set you free You are bound To your silent Legacy You are digging for the answers Until your fingers bleed To satisfy the hunger To satiate the need They feed you on the guilt To keep you humble keep you low Some man and myth they made up A thousand years ago And as you pray In your darkness For wings to set you free You are bound To your silent Legacy Mothers tell your children Be quick you must be strong Life is full of wonder Love is never wrong Remember how they taught you How much of it was fear Refuse to hand it down The legacy Stops here Oh my child Oh my child Oh my child
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