Waters of Babylon
Down by the waters of Babylon
We lay down and weep
Down by the waters of Babylon
We pray, can we keep
The banks at bay
The well from decay
The swell and the sway
As springs turn grey
Down by the waters of Babylon
We lay down and weep
Down by the waters of Babylon
We pray, can we sweep
The pain away
Like cobwebs to dust
The rain shall rust
All steel one day
As I watch videos
On my stream
I stop giddy oh
That scream
Of a mother who sees
Her son shot by police
As I see videos
On my feed
Hideous Insidious
Insidious greed
Like a disease diffused
With speed
Like a desidiose steed
I bleed
As I see clips
On my feed
Appellee
To the judge I plead
The indifferent abuse with glee
The belligerent amuse carefree
Down by the waters of Babylon
We lay down and weep
Down by the waters of Babylon
We pray, can we keep
The banks at bay
The well from decay
The swell and the sway
As springs turn grey
The other day
I saw a cat skinned alive
I see cows mistreated
I feel defeated
Like my mother said
Head high and thrive
But the images sear
And spear my eye
And I don't know what to do
Sometimes I feel hopeless
Down by the waters of Babylon
We lay down and weep
Down by the waters of Babylon
We pray, can we sweep
The pain away
Like cobwebs to dust
The rain shall rust
All steel one day
Jaded, enervated
I surrender
And the weight lifted
I feel gifted
We lay down and weep
Down by the waters of Babylon
We pray, can we keep
The banks at bay
The well from decay
The swell and the sway
As springs turn grey
Down by the waters of Babylon
We lay down and weep
Down by the waters of Babylon
We pray, can we sweep
The pain away
Like cobwebs to dust
The rain shall rust
All steel one day
As I watch videos
On my stream
I stop giddy oh
That scream
Of a mother who sees
Her son shot by police
As I see videos
On my feed
Hideous Insidious
Insidious greed
Like a disease diffused
With speed
Like a desidiose steed
I bleed
As I see clips
On my feed
Appellee
To the judge I plead
The indifferent abuse with glee
The belligerent amuse carefree
Down by the waters of Babylon
We lay down and weep
Down by the waters of Babylon
We pray, can we keep
The banks at bay
The well from decay
The swell and the sway
As springs turn grey
The other day
I saw a cat skinned alive
I see cows mistreated
I feel defeated
Like my mother said
Head high and thrive
But the images sear
And spear my eye
And I don't know what to do
Sometimes I feel hopeless
Down by the waters of Babylon
We lay down and weep
Down by the waters of Babylon
We pray, can we sweep
The pain away
Like cobwebs to dust
The rain shall rust
All steel one day
Jaded, enervated
I surrender
And the weight lifted
I feel gifted
Credits
Writer(s): Awa Mirone, Benjamin Woodbridge
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