Written by F. Todd Tijerina
About the blindness both caused by and necessary in order to justify violence as a response to a perceived wrong
lyrics
Humble house along the river lay in ruins
A bridge that sits between two towns is soon no more
Angry hearts build walls that keep out any daylight
Walls that fuel a fire as neighbors go to war
A piece of land will yield whatever seed is planted
Some say “break a window” some say “knock on a door”
An eye for an eye, the whole world goes blind
An eye for an eye, the whole world goes blind
The warmth of home is soon reduced to fragile shelter
Many people leave what was home far behind
Memories haunt vacant streets and empty playgrounds
Dreams of power and vengeance trample human rights
Now possibility is master of the future
A future that depends on which dream’s brought to life
An eye for an eye, the whole world goes blind
An eye for an eye, the whole world goes blind
Throughout our lives we learn to live within our boundaries
But children see horizons framed by endless sky
So easily a crowd is blinded by one vision
Humanity and reason beg us question why
‘Cause surely there is more to our social evolution
Than conflict resolution done with a gun or a knife
An eye for an eye, the whole world goes blind
An eye for an eye, the whole world
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