Tempered Silence

Tempered Silence - DrasticDzastr The shadows stretch across the porch where I sit down to rest I've carried every burden, put my spirit to the test I chose the jagged path and felt the sting of every stone And walked a thousand miles just to find I'm not alone The noise of youth is fading like a siren in the night I'm trading in the darkness for a flicker of the light My hands are scarred and calloused from the fire I used to fan But now I understand the quiet measure of a man Watch the evil fall as the morning starts to break Giving back the pieces of the life I used to take Love is rising higher than the mountains I have crossed Finding all the beauty in the years that I have lost In the loud silence of a tempered soul I stay Watching all the anger simply melt and wash away I accepted every sentence for the crimes of my own pride No longer running from the ghost that used to live inside I traveled through the desert of my own cold, selfish heart To find the place where mercy and the penance finally start Selflessness is blooming where the thorns used to reside I have no more secrets and I have no more to hide The weight of being right has been replaced by being kind Leaving all the bitterness and heavy chains behind Watch the evil fall as the morning starts to break Giving back the pieces of the life I used to take Love is rising higher than the mountains I have crossed Finding all the beauty in the years that I have lost In the loud silence of a tempered soul I stay Watching all the anger simply melt and wash away I see my children's faces in the gold of setting suns Forgiveness is a river that forever softly runs The punishment was heavy but the lesson was the prize I see the world much clearer through these old and tired eyes No more shouting at the wind or fighting with the rain There’s a power in the stillness that can navigate the pain A father’s long journey reaching for a higher grace Finding peace at last within this lonely, hallowed space Watch the evil fall as the morning starts to break Giving back the pieces of the life I used to take Love is rising higher than the mountains I have crossed Finding all the beauty in the years that I have lost In the loud silence of a tempered soul I stay Watching all the anger simply melt and wash away