Growing up

Wake up lil' baby
Grow up my child
Its painful to remember
The way you once smiled.

Blanket your mind with
Sodden shades of gray,
No Son-of-God can ever stop,
This tyranny of time.

And there were blue skies
And there were flowers
And there were birds that sang
And swift happy hours.

The reasons were never there
The seasons, we never cared
The innocence we ever shared
You and I.

Sometimes its hard to hear
Past the siren that blares
Serves you well to close your ears
And pretend its just the air.

The stories you never hear
Are the ones that you live out.
I wonder if I was never told
Hoping I'd never see.

And there were blue skies
And there were flowers
And there were birds that sang
And swift happy hours.

The reasons were never there
The seasons, we never cared
The innocence we ever shared
You and I.

Getting used to an ancient tune
That reeks of hatred and pain,
We never cease to nourish the wrath,
And we Grow up all over again.

And there were burning trees
And barrages of thunder
And there were forgotten ties
And hearts broken asunder.

For reasons that never were
The seasons, they ceased to care
This innocence, we cannot share,
You and I.