[Verse]
Patriarchal generations
Litanies of guilt and shame
Walk the line of his creation
Carry on his ghastly name

[Bridge]
Mother asks her child why
The child did not let her die
On bed of tears the tired mother lies
Her son, a man undone inside

[Chorus]
When all is still and silent
This deep wound is exposed
With broken door forced open
All other doors are closed

[Bridge]
Mother asks her child why
The child did not let her die
On bed of tears the tired mother lies
Her son, a man undone inside

[Verse]
Patriarchal generations
Litanies of guilt and shame
Walk the line of his creation
Carry on his ghastly name