Appears on: Mockingbird
Lyrics:
I have come to give you life
And to show you how to live it
I have come to make things right
To heal their ears and show you how to forgive them
‘Cause I would rather die
I would rather die
I would rather die than to take your life
‘Cause how can I kill the ones I’m supposed to love
My enemies are men like me
So I will protest the sword if it’s not wielded well
‘Cause my enemies are men like me
Peace by way of war
Is like purity by way of fornication
It’s like telling someone murder is wrong
And then showing them by way of execution
And I would rather die
I would rather die
I would rather die than to take your life
‘Cause how can I kill the ones I’m supposed to love
My enemies are men like me
So I will protest the sword if it’s not wielded well
‘Cause my enemies are men like me
When justice is bought and sold just like weapons of war
Oh, the ones who always pay are the poorest of the poor
So how can I kill the ones I’m supposed to love
My enemies are men like me
So I will protest the sword if it’s not wielded well
‘Cause my enemies are men like me