Lost Voices

Muddy are the waters that swirl around
Sweep away our senses and drown the sound
Empty out the words and lines that blur
So many cries for justice that have gone unheard

Can’t hear them in the halls where freedom rings
They’re calling out to heaven on angels wings
Silent and still in their graves they sleep
Lost voices can’t be heard until we set them free

One eternal sound since it all began
We listen through the ages just to understand
They’re trying hard to tell us where they’ve been
We try to give them lives stealing from the wind

Can’t hear them in the halls where freedom rings
They’re calling out to heaven on angels wings
Silent and still in their graves they sleep
Lost voices can’t be heard until we set them free

Scattered in the corners of history’s floor
Till someone comes along, there left ignored
And sweeps up the years with a righteous broom
Singing to our souls outside every room

Put them on a page and put them in a book
Bring back the buried and the overlooked

Can’t hear them in the halls where freedom rings
They’re calling out to heaven on angels wings
Silent and still in their graves they sleep
Lost voices can’t be heard until we set them free
Lost voices can’t be heard until we set them free