Just Blood

She was the last daughter born to her mother
Their disappointment was quiet but known
Her sisters had wanted a brother
And that was how she came to learn her name

You see her neighbors were of Christian persuasion
Her family had followed suit
There was safety and blind acceptance
Within the comfort of common sight

She wrote her name in the religious booklets
She wanted to fit the part
She came of age and she was climbing the hedges
And they hoped she wouldn't get that far

Cuz, she was drawn like a moth to the flame
Don't even bother tryin' to say her name
Won't hear the bells if they're calling her home
Oh, oh, oh home
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh home

You see her fire burns a little different
Than anything they'd come to expect
She'd travel places that were sacred and hidden
And after time she'd learn to go it alone

She'd grown accustomed to ducking for cover
When her choices went against the grain
Obligated to watch them suffer
At what they felt could only bring her pain

Cuz, she was drawn like a moth to the flame
Don't even bother tryin' to say her name
Won't hear the bells if they're calling her home
Oh, oh, oh home
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh home

She made her case on choosing one for the other
It was useless to try and explain
To them her mind was tainted and foolish
At least that's what the good folks would say

Cuz, she was drawn like a moth to the flame
Don't even bother tryin' to say her name
Won't hear the bells if they're calling her home
Oh, oh, oh home
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh home

Leaving the pack wasn't easy
Her mamma had shown her love
Her dad he couldn't be trusted for 'nothin
And all that they had left was blood