The Death Of Thieves-The Arusha Accord

The Death Of Thieves - The Arusha Accord I REALISED THAT DAY WHEN I LOOKED IN TO MY DARKEST SKY; THE MOON HAD LOST ITS HALO | NOW THE MOON HAS LOST ITS HALO ALL OF MY NIGHTS ARE LEFT BLIND, ALL OF MY LIFE I’VE LEARNT TO HIDE | WITHERING | TOO AWARE OF WHO IS WATCHING IN THE FACE OF MY DECEIT | MY AUDIENCE BECAME MY CRITICS | THE PARASITES HAVE FED TOO LONG | ALONE I SUFFERED IN THE HANDS OF OTHERS, ALONE I SURVIVED, LET MY STATURE REACH THE SKY | NOW IT’S TIME, LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND, LET IT GO | SO I MUST TURN AWAY AND OVERCOME, USING ALL MY STRENGTH TO CARRY IT ON, ALL MY FEARS WILL NEVER RETURN | THEY WILL DRAIN THE LIFE FROM ME IF I DON’T STOP THEM | THEIR STARES ARE A CRUSHING BURDEN | I NEVER WANTED TO BE ALONE, HIDDEN AWAY FROM IT MORE THAN NOW | SOLITUDE IS A CURE THAT CANNOT BE FOUND | SOLITUDE’S THE CURE THAT CAN’T BE FOUND, TO THESE VULTURES I AM BOUND | THEY’RE EATING AWAY AT MY SANITY LIKE IT’S GOING OUT OF FASHION | I NEED A FOOTHOLD, A LIFE LINE TO GRASP, BUT EVERY STEP SEEMS AS SLIPPERY AS THE LAST | GOT TO FIND A WAY, GOT TO FIND A WAY, GOT TO FIND A WAY TO CAST THEIR NAMES | I CANNOT DELAY OR KEEP THEIR HATE AT BAY | I WILL RID ALL THAT BECAME, CUT THE TIES THAT HOLD MY BANE | NOW I’VE BECOME MORE AWARE I WILL NOT SURRENDER | THE DEATH OF THIEVES | THEIR STORM RIDES ALONGSIDE THEIR BROKEN WINGS, HATE AND FEAR THEY BRING | THEY CARRY MUCH OF WHAT I ONCE OWNED AND NOW HAVE KILLED | BROKEN BUT STILL I STAND | I HAVE WON, I HAVE LOST, I HAVE LOST | ALTHOUGH I WON THE WAR I HAVE LOST EVERYTHING | I HAVE LOST YOU | I WILL RID MY OPPRESSION IF IT’S THE LAST THING I DO