Ghost of Cain

[eliyes]

The ghost of Cain goes walking
He seeks a resting place
Passes me in dreaming
Doesn't see my face
Doesn't answer if I call him
No reason why he would
Being centuries of spirit
While I'm still flesh and blood

For he wrote his name in history
And it set him on this road
Where he passes withered gardens
From the seeds that he sowed

The ghost of Cain is fighting
Within his angered frame
With weapons forged in fire
For battles waged in vain
Was it he that slew his brother
Is this the cross he bears
Does he harbor any sorrows
Does he even care

For he wrote his name in history
And it set him on this road
Where he passes withered gardens
From the seeds that he sowed

The ghost of Cain is crying
Crying tears of blood
Tears thick as rainfall
And hard as stone and wood
Was he not his brother's keeper
Was he not his father's son
Could his wounds cut any deeper
Does it hurt to be the one

For he wrote his name in history
And it set him on this road
Where he passes withered gardens
From the seeds that he sowed

The ghost of Cain goes walking
Seeks a resting place
Passes me in silence
But doesn't see my face

Lyrics by Susan Aglukark and Ron Hynes