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I Can Keep the Peace No More

from Iscariot by Daniel J Townsend

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Forty days of desert, forty days of flood,
An ocean made of sand and a promise made of blood
We gave it all away for something more,
But I can keep the peace no more

I spent a thousand mornings mourning for our souls,
Yearning for someone to come and make the part a whole
I thought it might be you I’d waited for,
But I can keep the peace no more

Lead me through the wilderness and leave me in the sun
Tell me you’re the King Of Everything, The Chosen One,
Tell me that it’s you I must adore
I can keep the peace no more.

Another day of famine, another day of feast,
Another day of wise men looking for you from the East
The sun has long gone down on days of yore
And I can keep the peace no more

My sword is in my scabbard; my eye is on the crowd,
My heart is in my chest and my feet are on the ground
While you are getting lost amongst the poor
I can keep my peace no more

Walking on the water and drowning on the land,
Feel the wind come blowing through the windows in your hands,
Introduce the tax man to the whore?!
Well, I can keep the peace no more

Treasure in the soil, camel through the eye,
Handshake in a temple and a lover’s kiss goodbye
Bring not peace to me, just bring a sword
I can keep the peace no more

“Cursed is the man who hangs from a tree…”
Thirty coins to buy a man a life of slavery;
A symphony of silver on the floor
I can keep the peace no more

One sun is a-rising,
One son is betrayed,
One son flees the crowds and finds a quiet tree with shade
Tie that rope to hold me strong and sure…

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from Iscariot, released April 17, 2014

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Daniel J Townsend TAS, Australia

"A head full of stories, a soul old enough to have lived them, and a heart young enough to believe in their power to move us."

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