Indigo Girls - Tether Lyrics
Whatever it was, is wasn't manumissionTo spill the blood, to pull the weedYou can bury the past, but it's a mausoleumWith the ghost of a fist that won't let us beCan we bring it together,Can we call from the mountain to the valley below?Can we make it better,Do we tether the hawk, do we tether the dove?I kicked up the dirt, and I said to my neighbor"We keep making it worse, we keep getting it wrong"He tucked in his shirt, he stood a little bit straighter,He said "We need a few less words dear, we need a few more guns."But will it bring us together,Can we call from the mountain to the valley below?Can we make it better,Do we tether the hawk, do we tether the dove?Enduring loveWhy so much and so strong, beyond this short existence?So don't be stillYou say there's a long line behind youAnd it's hardly worth the mentioningBut I willCause we may flicker and fade,But we never will be through with thisI see this world battered but not brokenThere's a fallow heart, it's waiting on a sowing handYou can grow what you want, But one day it's gonna rise upSo plant what you need to make a better standAnd we'll bring it togetherAndwe'll call from the mountain to the valley below.And we'll make it betterLet go of the hawk, we let go of the dove.I sing to you, all you true believersWith the strength to see this and not be still.I'm telling you now, find the hope that feeds you,Don't let 'em bleed you of your will.
