[ti:Silent Legacy] [ar:Melissa Etheridge] [al:Yes I Am] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Silent Legacy - Melissa Etheridge [00:04.61]Written by:Melissa Etheridge [00:09.22]Why did you steal the matches [00:11.89]From the one room motel [00:14.21]Once they gave you answers [00:16.50]Now they give you hell [00:18.69]They will never understand [00:20.43]They wonder where did they go wrong [00:23.19]How could you be so selfish [00:25.59]Why can't you get along [00:27.14]And as you pray [00:29.80]In your darkness [00:32.35]For wings to set you free [00:36.69]You are bound [00:39.00]To your silent [00:41.27]Legacy [00:50.07]You've seen it in the movies [00:52.54]And you've heard it on the street [00:54.90]Craving the affection [00:57.15]Your blood is full of heat [00:59.19]They don't listen to your reasons [01:01.60]As original as sin [01:03.75]Deny all that you feel [01:05.38]And they will bring you home again [01:07.66]And as you pray [01:10.07]In your darkness [01:12.30]For wings to set you free [01:16.76]You are bound [01:19.10]To your silent [01:21.32]Legacy [01:30.43]Your body is alive [01:32.15]But no one told you what you'd feel [01:34.93]The empty aching hours [01:37.22]Trying to conceal [01:39.51]The natural progression [01:41.07]Is the coming of your age [01:43.48]But they cover it with shame [01:45.97]And turn it into rage [01:47.26]And as you pray [01:49.97]In your darkness [01:52.14]For wings to set you free [01:56.75]You are bound [01:58.80]To your silent [02:01.04]Legacy [02:09.80]You are digging for the answers [02:12.19]Until your fingers bleed [02:14.44]To satisfy the hunger [02:16.52]To satiate the need [02:18.79]They feed you on the guilt [02:20.26]To keep you humble keep you low [02:23.18]Some man and myth they made up [02:24.84]A thousand years ago [02:26.72]And as you pray [02:29.12]In your darkness [02:31.37]For wings to set you free [02:35.92]You are bound [02:37.78]To your silent [02:39.94]Legacy [02:57.60]Mothers tell your children [02:59.54]Be quick you must be strong [03:01.64]Life is full of wonder [03:03.89]Love is never wrong [03:06.07]Remember how they taught you [03:08.17]How much of it was fear [03:10.38]Refuse to hand it down [03:12.62]The legacy [03:14.52]Stops here [03:53.47]Oh my child [03:58.17]Oh my child [04:15.49]Oh my child