There's an undercurrent to life that gets washed away in the bustle.
Do you see the small boy in his brown vested beaver uniform, huddled in the back seat, do you hear his sobs. Do you see his mom pull over, and hear her ask, what's wrong... it's okay you can tell me. Do you see his little chin quiver, they say you're bad and will burn in hell, his little voice floods with tears he can no longer hold back. Do you hear his mom reasure, there's sickness in the world, it's not me, and it won't be you.
These are the "hushed" lyrics of half of a song that are listened to, butt rarely heard:
On the side of a hill in the deep forest green
Tracing a sparrow on snow-crested ground
Blankets and bedclothes the child of the mountain
Sleeps unaware of the clarion call
On the side of a hill, a sprinkling of leaves
Washes the ground with so many tears
A soldier cleans and polishes a gun
War bellows, blazing in scarlet battalions
Generals order their soldiers to kill
And to fight for a cause they've long ago forgotten
These are the bolder lyrics, the other half of the song that drowns out the rest:
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine
Tell her to make me a cambric shirt
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
Without no seams nor needlework
Then she'll be a true love of mine
Tell her to find me an acre of land
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
Between the salt water and the sea strand
Then she'll be a true love of mine
Tell her to reap it in a sickle of leather
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
And to gather it all in a bunch of heather
Then she'll be a true love of mine
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
Remember me to one who ives there
She once was a true love of mineIf you listen closely, you can hear the sobs of another child... the child within the child... too young to have to grow up too soon.
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