Accidental Shot Heard ’Round the World

Currently holding that tongue

Let's just see what happens

Sky is red tonight

It moves streaming with rain that beats the pavement

How does it sound against the church roof or its bells?

It probably echoes

Sanctuary meets comforting

The mother sews as the father searches for his gun

Shots hurt my ears

I'll bite my lip to take in the deafening

Shots hurt my ears

I'll shut my eyes to remember the symphonies

I'm surprised to find him running in the rain

It's too dangerous

Risking the chance that bullets would fly with their purpose straight to the life

All too many simple mistakes disguising innocence

Tension builds in every nerve

I'm tired of falling short in understanding what it all meant, or what it's supposed to mean

I was relieved to see your face when I woke, before the last accidental shot brought my father to his knees, face in his hands

It felt good to be saved in some way