The Sacrifice

歌詞

I got the call at midnight, as the rain began to come And it may have been just fireworks but they said they heard a gun So I left the siren silent, 'cause whatever's done is done The blood of the innocent - getting washed away Mixed with the endless tears - of the stormy sky He's there - on the pavement wet with rain I touch beneath his jaw line, for life under the skin He's face down on the pavement, his neck is cold and thin So I'll need some information from the two who called it in 'Cause the moment that it's over is the moment it begins Blood of the innocent - getting washed away The flash of the cruiser lights - on the stormy sky I know the routine - I tape off the scene But sometimes I wonder what it means The mortal remains - out in the rain, To cleanse all the violence and the pain The drought in the field, the altar must bleed Stained with some ancient human need To turn on our own and speak for the sky: Someone must die, for the storm to cry Now I have to call the family. I have to speak what can't be said My badge covers my own heart, but the questions hurt my head They'll start crying up to heaven asking why their boy is dead Blood of the innocent - getting washed away Mixed with the endless tears - of the stormy sky... It could have been me, It could have been you It could have been anyone we knew Nothing will change. No one to blame, The thunder will rumble just the same