Sanctuary Road

I walked for days,

From the bullets and the pain,

Death was chasing close by on my heels.

We paid to sail, like slaves inside a cage

And I lost my love in the sea

You can't judge a man

Unless you walk the road he's on

The Sanctuary road,

The Sanctuary road;

The way I've travailed

Is the same old freedom song,

Trying to find our way home

When I arrived they locked me up inside

For making my escape from that grave;

With paint they pry

A kindness from a child,

It's too much to be human these days

You wave your flag

Like a blade across my back,

So tell me who's your neighbour

When you need?

Your walls are cracked,

Your castle gates fall flat

You can't deny a doctor when you bleed

Building a wall is making a prison

But sooner or later

You'll see that you're in it

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