Silent Legacy Lyrics - Yes I Am - Melissa Etheridge

Why did you steal the matches 

From the one room motel 

Once they gave you answers 

Now they give you hell 

They will never understand 

They wonder where did they go wrong 

How could you be so selfish 

Why can't you get along 

[CHORUS] 

And as you pray in your darkness 

For wings to set you free 

You are bound to your silent legacy 

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You've seen it in the movies 

And you've heard it on the street 

Craving the affection 

Your blood is full of heat 

They don't listen to your reasons 

As original as sin 

Deny all that you feel 

And they will bring you home again 

[CHORUS] 

Your body is alive 

But no one told you what you'd feel 

The empty aching hours 

Trying to conceal 

The natural progression 

Is the coming of your age 

But they cover it with shame 

And turn it into rage 

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[CHORUS] 

You are digging for the answers 

Until your fingers bleed 

To satisfy the hunger 

To satiate the need 

They feed you on the guilt 

To keep you humble keep you low 

Some man and myth they made up 

A thousand years ago 

[CHORUS] 

Mothers tell your children 

Be quick you must be strong 

Life is full of wonder 

Love is never wrong 

Remember how they taught you 

How much of it was fear 

Refuse to hand it down 

The legacy stops here 

Oh my child...