Lyrics Before the War - Saul Williams

Before the War

Your mother the same way before the war
She stayed inside some days before the war
Remember when she froze before the door
Just like you froze out in the garden
And she was my best friend before the war
The only children then, before the war
She always knew what we were destined for before, before
She always questioned what made hearts harden
Something invisible, something in me
Highly predictable, yearning to be
My pleasure, your pleasure
My pleasure, your pleasure
Something in the way the guards, they fall
And the sirens sing great whales to shore
My pleasure, your pleasure
My pleasure, your pleasure
And if there’s an ounce of forgiveness in me
I’m making great songs and their children will see
And then you will see, then you will feel
More than I know is real
I thought that time would heal before the war
I contained how I feel before the war
I sensed that I was here before, before, before they came for me
Out in the garden
And she was my best friend before the war
I never saw an end before the war
I always felt what we were destined for before, before
I always questioned what made hearts harden
My pleasure, your pleasure
My pleasure, your pleasure
Something in the way the guards, they fall
And the sirens sing great whales to shore
My pleasure, your pleasure
My pleasure, your pleasure
And if there’s an ounce of forgiveness in me
I’m making great songs and their children will sing
And then you will see, then you will feel
All than I know is real
I thought that time would heal before the war
I contained how I feel before the war
I sensed that I was here before, before, before they came for me
Out in the garden
And she was my best friend before the war
I never saw an end before the war
I always felt what we were destined for before, before
I always questioned what made hearts harden