SONG 2 — “The Lament and the Song” --- VERSE 1 There’s a shadow on the hillside Where the mothers used to stand And the silence feels like thunder Rolling heavy through the land Every whisper breaks like glass Every tear becomes a flood Every memory is a wound That still remembers how to bleed --- PRE‑CHORUS And I lift my voice to heaven Though it trembles in the night Asking if the dawn remembers How to bring back any light --- CHORUS This is the lament The cry beneath the sky The ache that shakes the mountains The prayer that will not die This is the lament The song beneath the pain The voice that breaks in darkness And rises once again --- VERSE 2 There are footprints in the ashes Where the children used to play And the wind carries their laughter Like a ghost that’s lost its way Every mother holds a story That the world refused to hear Every heartbeat is a warning Every breath a quiet fear --- PRE‑CHORUS So I lift my voice to heaven Let it echo through the night Asking if the dawn remembers How to turn our wrongs to right --- CHORUS This is the lament The cry beneath the sky The ache that shakes the mountains The prayer that will not die This is the lament The song beneath the pain The voice that breaks in darkness And rises once again --- BRIDGE Oh, hear us in the shadows Hear the mothers when they weep Hear the children in their silence Hear the promises we keep Let the heavens split with mercy Let the ground remember peace Let the sorrow find its ending Let the captives be released --- FINAL CHORUS This is the lament But it’s turning into song A trembling hallelujah For the ones who still hold on This is the lament But it’s rising like the dawn A broken‑hearted chorus Becoming something strong --- OUTRO (soft, layered whispers) Hear us Hold us Heal us Lead us home
