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And out of darkness came the hands
That reach thro' nature, moulding men.
And out of darkness came the hands
That reach thro' nature, moulding men.
I would hurl words into this darkness and wait for an echo, and if an echo sounded, no matter how read more
I would hurl words into this darkness and wait for an echo, and if an echo sounded, no matter how faintly, I would send other words to tell, to march, to fight, to create a sense of hunger for life that gnaws in us all.
Lo! darkness bends down like a mother of grief
On the limitless plain, and the fall of her hair
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Lo! darkness bends down like a mother of grief
On the limitless plain, and the fall of her hair
It has mantled a world.
A greedy father has thieves for children
A greedy father has thieves for children
You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light.
You can't study the darkness by flooding it with light.
There is enough in the world for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed.
There is enough in the world for everyone's need, but not enough for everyone's greed.
Fear grows in darkness; if you think there's a bogeyman around, turn on the light.
Fear grows in darkness; if you think there's a bogeyman around, turn on the light.
Poverty wants much; but avarice, everything
Poverty wants much; but avarice, everything
Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.