John Brown's Body - Be At Peace lyrics

Be at peace and perceive deeper love Speak only truth and you'll hear Let no war come before or between to take life away Why do we have to lose ourselves so foolishly / no, we never find out why So let out works carry over through this time all we hope for Be at peace 'til we rise again Be at peace / keep your mind clear Release what you rely or defend You will fear no one who steps on your island Who would smile and steal your property in silence Violence has a dreadful purpose Hand that work this cause more curses See down further paths we pave / do they splinter, break-up or do they remain? So can the people conspire to dream beyond the day-to-day We think we see the four walls we design to shutter the soul We take these licks in life, belief in right we live with our pain Some fight this, making crisis in our way Some desperate to die I cannot know their pain But the ones who make light of their days will lose their way So be at peace and we make them furious Don't you litter the path to seek glory If you fall you'll have found your end story So we pick emotion can you hear me calling So put your mind where there's room to grow Don't put your mind on the needs of just today / an eventuality You'll become a slave to speed and personality Don't put your life in the hands of those Who terrorize by taking life away from the Song that we sing everyday From the sun that we greet everyday