Twilight Testament - The Heart has No Tears to Give

I heard all you and master said tonight
You will not blame me for this desperate plight
I'm going to try to save my boy, take flight
God bless and reward you, kind woman

This is God's curse on slavery, I proclaim
A bitter, bitter, most accursed shame
A curse to the master and a curse to the slave
In this darkness, no one is saved."

But my heart has no tears to give
It drops only blood
Bleeding itself away in silence
In the name of love

She said, one soul's worth more than the world
And this boy has a soul, I know
if I let him be carried off
who knows where it will go

I saw my husband just this afternoon
Little knew then what was coming soon
They pushed him to his last standing place
He said he'd run, escape this disgrace

But my heart has no tears to give
It drops only blood
Bleeding itself away in silence
In the name of love
In the name of love

Tom I heard him say there was no choice
Between selling us and selling all
Chloe, I'd tell my George if he could hear my voice
But I must run while the night falls

Toms sobs, heavy, hoarse, his cries fill the air
Great tears fell through his fingers in despair
Just like tears you'd drop in a coffin's sight
Where lay your first-born son, lost in the night

But my heart has no tears to give
It drops only blood
Bleeding itself away in silence
In the name of love

In my own Gethsemane, I pray
Oh Lord, Not my will, but Yours, I say
If I must be sold, then let it be
To save them all, I'll pay this fee

But my heart has no tears to give
It drops only blood
Bleeding itself away in silence
In the name of love

O, I'm going to glory, come along with me
See the angels beckoning, calling me free
See the golden city, the everlasting day
In His arms, we'll find our way

With Chloe by my side, one last night
We hold each other tight until the light
Her touch, her voice, my guiding star
Our love will hold wherever we are

But the heart has no tears to give
It drops only blood
Bleeding itself away in silence
In the name of love

If I must be sold, or all should fall
Then I'll be the one, save them all
With bleeding heart, in silence I pray
Keep Chloe safe come what may

If I must be sold, or all should fall
Then I'll be the one, save them all
With bleeding heart, in silence I pray
Keep Chloe safe come what may

Written by:
Donald Dienst

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