The Long Defeat

The tyranny of deterioration It worries me that it's all just a waste of time Taking one step forward, two steps back Still I believe there's a thread through the thorns And I believe that somewhere it's warm And I believe that it's ever bright beyond this black

So keep holding on to hope without assurance Holding on to a memory of light But will the morning come? For all I know We'll never see the sun, but together we'll fight the long defeat

The suffering that I see all around It's enough to keep me crashing down till I I lie wrecked and reeling from these falls Still I believe there's a word in the wire And I believe there's a way through the fire And I believe there's a joy that blooms beyond these walls

So keep holding on to hope without assurance Holding on to a memory of light But will the morning come? For all I know We'll never see the sun, but together we'll fight the long defeat