Lyrics The Soldier and the Child - Irradiance

The Soldier and the Child

I see something
It’s lying down
Am I dreaming?
Looks like a man
Once upon a time at dawn
A man left a dream so wild
When a quiet call was sounded
An Angel’s voice, it was the child
Offering him a piece of chalk
Whilst asking with a tender look
Inviting him to come and walk
He asked again and showed a book
Design for me a companion
Design for me a whole new world
Take my chalk brush and reconstruct
Invent for me all things forever lost
But the man was full of fear
There was nothing he used to do
Except to haze and to kill here
He didn’t know what else to do
Take my book or this piece of slate
Draw or write
Please do something for me
Drop your weapon
And come with me
Don’t let me down
I want to see