I Lay in My Bed

I'm laying in my bed

Soft sheets and a window with a view

Moon shines a sun-burnt red

As if it had seen the ones who now lay dead

I'm laying in my bed

Scared of the reality that mankind has built

Scared of reliving it in shards of nightmare

Scared of knowing that this is one

I can never awake from

I hear the clock tick

Something 'bout pain, it always sticks

I know time won't sleep

Throughout our lives it will creep

During pain, laughter, joy and anger

And it will not allow us to let go

Of every memory and emotion we know

Laying in my bed

Strong visions cycle through my head

A boy waits alone on a street

A mother cries over an empty plate

A father fights each day in soldiers feet

Laying in my bed

Harsh visions cycle through my head

A girl makes wishes to the stars

A brother stands fearless to a raging storm

An innocent burns out her life behind bars

Laying in my bed

Real visions cycle through my head

A life becomes a price to pay

A human lies bloody in a road-side ditch

A someone still remains next to nothing

As I lay in my warm and comfy, safe bed

Isaac Eagle-Bell