LACONIA

Laconia... Laconia... 

Gazing across the desolate yard 
The broken windows speak 
Of a time that is bygone, a curtain-less view 
Of lives banished and bleak 

Were there birthdays, and romance 
Laughter and balloons 
Was there sorrow and anguish 
On those lonesome afternoons 

Forgotten, rejected 
The feeble-minded, the weak 
Cast into the oblivion 
No graves to mark their fate 

Oh give us the courage 
To look within this place 
To see inside its cursed walls 
The truth of our mistakes 

The masonry cracks, the bedposts collapse 
The moss finds its way through the stair 
Slowly the earth envelopes the past 
Granting forgiveness - a prayer 

Unwanted, forsaken 
Their whispers haunt the wind 
Longing for their freedom 
For friendship and for kin 

Oh give us the courage 
To look within our hearts 
To see beyond fictitious walls 
That keep us all apart 

Teach us to love each other - to be kind 
Remind us every day that we are intertwined 

Laconia... Laconia... 

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© 2021 Lyrics by Tara Novak
Published by Talamh Music