Unrest

It's the promise of hope that's most terrifying
It's the questions it brings that causes unrest
The strongest men kneel when their lives are so broken
The weakest men fight as a part of the quest
To live and be something, to do more than breathe
To understand truth and in that truth be free

It's the waters that rise without seeming to stop
It's the awfulness left in the wake
The tragedy isn't so much in the flood
But what it decided to take
Mothers and fathers, houses and dreams
A city too broken and tired to speak

The world, we are groaning
We stammer our prayers
We reach in the darkness
We crawl in despair
We're searching for saviors
We're searching for depth
We're searching for love
Though it scares us to death

It's the bullets and bombs that make up the news
It's the lives they have ended we see
A flag waves, a face appears rigid and brave
These images crowd our TVs
It's the soldiers who fight, though they don't know the cause
It's the blood they have spilled that should force us to pause

The world, we are groaning
We stammer our prayers
We reach in the darkness
We crawl in despair
We're searching for saviors
We're searching for depth
We're searching for love
Though it scares us to death

It's the One who was sent here, who willingly came
It's Him whose ears hear all the screams
Of His Bride, who is drowning, she's waving her arms
She's waiting for someone to end the routine
Of death and of loss, of hurt and of fear
To vanquish the monsters when they reappear

The world, we are groaning
We stammer our prayers
We reach in the darkness
We crawl in despair
We're searching for Saviors
We're searching for depth
We want to know love
Though it scares us to death

It's the promise of hope that's most terrifying