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Wounded Man
[Verse 1] You tried to wear the coat your father left hanging by the door Even though the sleeves dragged down over your hands You learned to call your scars and bruises lessons To silence and honor the memory of the man [Verse 2] In the ancient tales, iron bars contain the wild ones Behind locks you cannot name You were taught the cage would make you harmless But despair hides behind your masked and gentle face [Chorus] Oh, wounded man, who taught you to fight but not to feel? You can be tender and still be hurt You can mean well and still do harm The child who never learned his own weight Will break his own heart with open arms Oh, wounded man, who taught you to fight but not to feel? [Verse 3] You gave us all your words like it was a sacred shelter But then it all vanished when the weather turned You pretended your fear was simply kindness While the world inside you burned [Chorus] Oh, wounded man, who taught you to fight but not to feel? You can be tender and still be hurt You can mean well and still do harm The child who never learned his own weight Will break his own heart with open arms Oh, wounded man, who taught you to fight but not to feel? [Bridge] The wild one in you still waits beyond the thicket Not to punish, not to save He only asks you to name what you have carried And lay it down without shame [Final Chorus] Oh, wounded man, who taught you to fight but not to feel? You can be tender and still be hurt You can mean well and still do harm The child who never learned his own weight Will break his own heart with open arms Oh, wounded man, who taught you to fight but not to feel? [Outro] You can leave that old coat beside the doorway And stepped outside with both hands and heart so free Chorus: Oh, wounded man, who taught you to fight but not to feel?
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior2 days ago in Poets
