sing

when your heart heaves with memories
of the ones who went before
when your tears fall in elegy
on a cold and lonely floor

sing a song of gratitude
a candle in the dark
in the worst turns of a cruel world
there's a light still sparks so

sing as the night surrounds you
sing as despair is rushing in      
above everything, hold on and sing

when your love has gone, forsaken you
and your dreams are thrown to waste
when you know the one was the only one
and can never be replaced

sing a song of amity
a tiny voice of hope
sing a soft tune in your empty room
sing it loud over oceans

sing as your heart is breaking
sing as the sky is falling in
above everything, hold on and sing

when the fools trade in bigotry
and can never speak for you
when all you hear is a wall of fear
and the crowd is rent in two

sing a song of brotherhood
of a hope that may return
sing a song of love and of innocence
though the world may burn just

sing as your rage is screaming
sing as the sky is crashing in
above everything, hold on and
sing, as the night surrounds you
sing, as your heart is breaking
sing, as despair is rushing in
sing

written by tom yates 8 feburary 2019