The Soil Bleeds Red

The soil bleeds red

As they are pulling bright poppies

Out of the ground

You are falling

To the last 'Hallelujah'

Hoping a choir of angels

Will catch you when you land

Our hearts bleed red

We used to dance

To our self proclaimed drum beat

Now we run

The flicker in our hearts

Turned to fire in our eyes

As we watch a bright hope

Go down in flames

The soil bleeds red

So you set fire to the pavement

To destroy the darkness

Of an unknown future

When empathy goes deaf

You scream in the blistering silence

Hoping your voice will jolt

Those in blissful slumber

The soil bleeds red

But I won't clench my fist

I will extend a strong hand

To you