Better Angels Of Our Nature-Susan Ashton

[ti:Better Angels Of Our Nature] [ar:Susan Ashton] [al:Angels of Mercy] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Better Angels Of Our Nature - Susan Ashton [00:09.37]He fell to his knees [00:10.97]And he cried out for mercy [00:13.28] [00:13.94]Heart-felt confessionals to an angry mob [00:17.62] [00:18.37]But vengeance was theirs [00:20.26]As they bellowed for justice [00:22.36] [00:23.01]"Death to the man [00:24.61]Who has sinned against God " [00:26.98] [00:34.37]I joined in the chant feeling [00:36.64]So high and mighty [00:38.97]Pointing the finger [00:40.67]From up on my throne [00:43.14]'Til I looked in his tears [00:45.31]And I caught my reflection [00:47.39] [00:47.94]And I knew that I could not [00:50.30]Cast the first stone [00:51.81] [00:52.32]Let the gavel fall slowly [00:54.43]Tho' truth's been revealed [00:56.34] [00:56.93]Sequester the jury [00:59.03]For a moment to feel [01:01.29]And in the courts of compassion [01:03.32] [01:03.93]I hope we can appeal [01:05.48] [01:06.09]To the better angels of our nature [01:09.97] [01:10.54]To the better angels of our nature [01:13.93] [01:40.58]I walked along on my soft [01:43.05]Streets of plenty [01:44.89]She walked the alleys [01:46.82]Of anguish and need [01:49.15]While clutching my greed [01:51.08]I was struck by a vision [01:53.32] [01:54.02]But for the grace of God [01:56.29]That could be me [01:57.68] [01:58.29]And we gather in chambers [01:59.94] [02:00.59]Of lofty ideals [02:02.77]Still debating the giving [02:05.01]When handed the bill [02:07.16]But in the congress of kindness [02:09.71]I hope that we can yield [02:11.99]To the better angels of our nature [02:15.69] [02:16.50]To the better angels of our nature [02:19.93] [02:29.48]Angels of mercy angels of light [02:33.11] [02:33.98]Angels of darkness angels of might [02:37.57] [02:38.34]Angels with voices [02:40.56]That whisper so clear [02:42.04] [02:43.11]Who do I lean to who do I hear [02:47.78] [03:13.45]We are building our world [03:15.27]With a fevered emotion [03:18.13]While trying to keep it [03:20.06]From coming apart [03:22.20]But as we reach for the dream [03:24.34]Can we still reach within us [03:27.18]We won't have the hope [03:28.87]If we don't have the heart [03:30.95] [03:31.46]'Cause we've tossed in the gale [03:33.58]Of a moral decline [03:36.06]As we drink from the grail [03:38.17]Of society's wine [03:40.53]But at humanities table [03:43.00]I hope we choose to dine [03:45.31]With the better angels of our nature [03:49.76]With the better angels of our nature