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A selfish pact, deceit in fact is a cowardly act Strand by strand it weaves a band that entangles foot and hand With each lie, the harder I try, ..

In a fitful fight I spent the night All my dreams stolen Another day come, all is done Body tired, thoughts bruised and swollen Kidnapped an..

Full of sloth and no shame Gullible as a moth drawn to a flame Having forgot what a high price we paid That liberty was bought and now does fad..

More precious than one’s own health, happiness or life Ever forgiving the key to peace overcoming all strife Unconditional, nonjudgmental, ..

A translation of a song by Teddy Viera and Nelson Gomes from Portuguese

The dust of age lays on our souls a crumbling page, dying coals An ashened ember glows and dies an image remembered in our eyes

Sharks don’t bite in the night my neighbor said to me but he was wrong and didn’t live long while fishing out at sea By the pale ..

How like a death A word spoken When in a breath A heart’s broken Gone is the sun How dark the night When you love one With whom y..

I long to hide in the soft curtain of night my shivering soul wrapped in the warmth of a thick blanket of blackness my mind to bury on the breas..

The bodies lay along the way For nearly a miles ride In the smoky air, the bugles blare Could be heard from side to side With his men stood h..