Tribe on Trial

Lyrics

[Verse 1] We built a fire in the yard Then named it holy ground Turned our own brother's name Into a reason to sit him down You put a flag in every wound Call it truth, call it pride While the wolf is at the gate We keep our knives inside [Pre-Chorus] Lord, what are we doing With these hands You gave? We keep sending Your children To the wrong kind of grave And the one who wants us broken Smiles at every lie While we trade shots in the family Letting danger pass us by [Chorus] We know not our enemies But we know how to bruise our own We know not our enemies Still we turn on flesh and bone Send us back to mercy Send us back to light We know not our enemies But we fight each other right [Verse 2] You got a verse for the neighbor A grievance for the kin A pocket full of reasons Why you had to dig in But that old serpent loves the mess Loves the split, loves the shame He don't have to break the wall If we hand him the flame [Pre-Chorus] Lord, what are we doing With these hands You gave? We keep sending Your children To the wrong kind of grave And the real threat keeps on laughing Just outside the line While we bleed over small things And call it righteous time [Chorus] We know not our enemies But we know how to bruise our own We know not our enemies Still we turn on flesh and bone Send us back to mercy Send us back to light We know not our enemies But we fight each other right [Bridge] If You can wake the dry bones Then wake us up again Put the steel back in our spine But aim it at the sin Teach my tongue to bless my brother Teach my hands to build When the real war comes calling Let our hearts be still [Final Chorus] We know not our enemies But we know how to bruise our own We know not our enemies Still we turn on flesh and bone Send us back to mercy Send us back to light We know not our enemies But we fight each other right We know not our enemies No more family left to stone We know not our enemies Lord, lead Your people home