The End - Natalie Merchant

That’ll be the end

Of the road

---- my ---- ---- body and soul will… go home

That’ll be the end

Of the war

When we finally lay down the barrel and the blade (?)

And go home

By the sea

So wide and treacherous

By the land

So dark and dangerous

How can we have so far to go?

That’ll be the end

Of the Lord

Of Bible, Quran, Torah

Lost and gone

And the sea

So wide and treacherous

And the land

So dark and dangerous

How can we have so far to go?

That’ll be the end

Of arms stretched wide

Of begging for ----

Of emptiness inside

And sea

So wide and treacherous

And the land

So dark and dangerous

So far left behind

That’ll be the end

Of the war

When we finally lay down the barrel and the blade (?)

And go home