Brother Goliath

"A man born of violence, shaped by his own hand
Felled by a god's favor in the hands of a child
Each step shakes our foundation but the tremors of his voice are greater
Brought to his knees by a stone's throw
Brought to me by vengeance
Each challenge to a patron, the tossing of a table
Brings a warmth to my chest
He wishes for another chance with the Israeli King
His blood is but a drop in the lake filled by that King's hand"

And I was awake
Alive in the life you made
Born of my father's eyes
Really it was no surprise
Oh, how blindness leads to anger
I was born no lamb for the slaughter
Ever since I'd left home, dreams of when bronze meets bone
But I'd learned better than to believe campfire prophecy

"Come here that I might feed your flesh to the heavens
Come here that I might leave your bones for the dogs"
Time would remember our fate and favor your name
Even through the oceans of blood that you brought

We're only separated by a valley
Beset by holy snakes
I've yelled for forty days
My only answer in the echoes
I've waited a lifetime of silence
Now, armor 'round my legs, a tight guard 'round my neck
Is the violence in my eyes really any surprise?
I'm no sort of friend in this wilderness
Bloodlust arrogance