Concrete and coldness, cobwebs and chaos
Poison and promises, liars and lies
Deception falls like ashes from the skies
Intentions and motive lost to distraction
It sometimes seems easier to leave it alone
And sort through the wreckage
When the buzzards leave the bones

Empty ruins rumble, wake and come alive...

One waits for a rainy day, while there are stories left to tell
One more chose to look away, a penny for the wishing well
Blood in the water, the saint and the martyr will stay
Wish away

LEAD BREAK: VAL

Watching and waiting, fearless and faithful
Strength in surrender, survival and hope
Another taking hold by letting go
One lowly vessel, scarred imperfection
Converging pieces in the Master's design
To work in the potter's field while there's still time

Father, night is coming...mercy for the dawn...

One waits for a rainy day...

SOLO: VAL

Beware - The silence
When apathy sets in like a disease
Reliance - On anything that pulls us off our knees
Approval - A vigilance to storm the gates of hell
Refusal - Of sideline lethargy and wishing well
From ashes, a vision
Angel of Mercy arise
With no action, it withers up and dies

Fire - Immortal
The hands of God to touch the face of pain
The loyal - To dust them off and lift them up again
The fervent - A refuge for the broken souls in need
The servant - Unto the least of these as unto Me
From vision to action, there's a new story to tell
When living beyond the wishing well

Smith