Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Silent Legacy, artist - Melissa Etheridge. Date of issue: 31.12.1992
Song language: English
Silent Legacy |
| Why did you steal the matches |
| From the one room motel |
| Once they gave you answers |
| Now they give you hell |
| They will never understand |
| They wonder where did they go wrong |
| How could you be so selfish |
| Why can’t you get along |
| And as you pray in your darkness |
| For wings to set you free |
| You are bound to your silent legacy |
| You’ve seen it in the movies |
| And you’ve heard it on the street |
| Craving the affection |
| Your blood is full of heat |
| They don’t listen to your reasons |
| As original as sin |
| Deny all that you feel |
| And they will bring you home again |
| And as you pray in your darkness |
| For wings to set you free |
| You are bound to your silent legacy |
| Your body is alive |
| But no one told you what you’d feel |
| The empty aching hours |
| Trying to conceal |
| The natural progression |
| Is the coming of your age |
| But they cover it with shame |
| And turn it into rage |
| And as you pray in your darkness |
| For wings to set you free |
| You are bound to your silent legacy |
| You are digging for the answers |
| Until your fingers bleed |
| To satisfy the hunger |
| To satiate the need |
| They feed you on the guilt |
| To keep you humble keep you low |
| Some man and myth they made up A thousand years ago |
| And as you pray in your darkness |
| For wings to set you free |
| You are bound to your silent legacy |
| Mothers tell your children |
| Be quick you must be strong |
| Life is full of wonder |
| Love is never wrong |
| Remember how they taught you |
| How much of it was fear |
| Refuse to hand it down |
| The legacy stops here |
| Oh my child… |