Fragile Peace

[Intro] In the smoke of the streets, I hear a counting heart Footsteps falter, hopeful and torn apart Whispers like wind through shattered glass I speak in rhythms, a nation at last [Verse 1] I am a man with a weathered tongue and wary eyes Carved by the battles that wear down sunrise Loyalty weighs heavy, mercy weighs more In the margins of truth, we’re keeping score [Pre-Chorus] Voices rise to ask if mercy can endure The distance between right and wrong feels unsure [Chorus] O fragile peace, hold still for a breath We dream of justice, out of the wreckage we walk from death O fragile peace, hear the honest plea We’re listening for dawn in a land that won’t forgive easily [Verse 2] Scenes of conflict flash like weathered scarlet rain Pain writes its lines, but hope refrains A narrator’s rhythm guides through fear and doubt To find what mercy means when the truth fences out [Pre-Chorus] Can loyalty forgive what mercy cannot mend? Can we discern the path where hate and love blend? [Chorus] O fragile peace, hold still for a breath We dream of justice, out of the wreckage we walk from death O fragile peace, hear the honest plea We’re listening for dawn in a land that won’t forgive easily [Bridge] Darkness loosens its grip as the rumors quiet down Footfalls soften; a hopeful bow begins to vow To choose the slower truth, the patient light inside To guard the broken mercy where truth and courage reside [Chorus] O fragile peace, hold still for a breath We dream of justice, out of the wreckage we walk from death O fragile peace, hear the honest plea We’re listening for dawn in a land that won’t forgive easily [Outro] If a boy can dream beyond the guns and fear If a city can listen, if we stay near Through haunted skies, a fragile light will grow And truth will guide us home, slow and somehow