Birthright

[Verse 1: Ryan O'Neal]

She was raised by wolves

In the warmth of their fur

Surrounded by fangs

She knew that she was secure

Language barriers

Made no difference at all

When you're truly cared for

There's no purpose for walls

[Verse 2: Ryan O'Neal]

His fences stood tall

As the shoulders of old

But he dreamed that one day

Maybe he'd break the mold

But time shyly stands still

When you watch it unfold

From these ivory towers

Freedom is only a ghost

[Chorus: Ryan O'Neal & Jon Foreman]

Right or wrong

Tension makes us stronger

By making us weak

When we needed to be

Privilege and pain

When compared look the same

Comprehension begins

When we pull back the lens

[Verse 3: Jon Foreman]

They made her their queen

On the day she was born

Placed on her a crown

She wasn't ready for

But all impossible odds

Foreshadow our means

Like paving a road

To kingdoms we've never seen

[Verse 4: Jon Foreman]

He woke up one day

Written out of the will

They swore he'd be okay

With lesser shoes to fill

"What doesn't kill us

Makes us stronger," they say

Our only birthright in this life

Is the breath that we take

[Chorus: Ryan O'Neal & Jon Foreman]

Right or wrong

Tension makes us stronger

By making us weak

When we needed to be

Privilege and pain

When compared look the same

Comprehension begins

When we pull back the lens

Our fables tell our truths