Miranda Lee Richards - It Was Given lyrics

She grew up in a nice big house The walls were thick. you could run about It was given White birds flew through the thunderstorm She was taught to fear nothing and given a ribbon To tie in her hair And a stone's throw was all she could spare The weakness took over that made her aware Trouble descended on the tiny town Unspeakable crimes and events began to happen Reputations were ruined Viewing each other through untrusting eyes Everyone suspect, even the children With their angelic stares And the rain continued to fall She bu*toned her petticoat up and stood tall War began brewing in the countryside Paranoia had spread, it was man's poison They pa**ed the cup Accounts they travelled by word of mouth Events conspired, real or imagined The situation worsened And the crows watched the scene from their perch on a wire Hoping the contrast would birth a new desire When lady peace finally answered her call The horror subsided and the cloud of fear was lifted No one ever convicted The willows rested their branches The sheep grazed in silence on a little plot of heaven The souls had risen And the birds resumed their beautiful songs And the ghost began to right all the wrongs Time the great healer softened the ground History righted itself for future generations The legacy forgotten Fine white snow covered the land All frozen signs of the past remained hidden For all was forgiven She said I hear the clock ticking twice Transforming shards of darkness into light And the murals on the street showed scenes from their lives Grateful for being born in another time