Greenwood
Greenwood's Reflection: A Call for Unity and Choices
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I've seen a thousand people kneel in silence
A witness to many people showing respect or submission in quietness.
And I've seen them face the rifles with their songs
Observation of people facing danger or conflict with their songs despite rifles present.
I always thought that we could end the killing
Belief in the potential to stop violence and death.
But now I live in fear that I was wrong
Now fearing that the previous belief was incorrect.
The killer and the cynic waltz together
Describing how those causing harm and those skeptical or distrustful of others collaborate.
Their eyes are turned into their skulls
An imagery of their eyes being deep inside their heads.
They do not feel the bullets in the bodies
They are detached from the consequences of their actions.
They do not hear the dolphins or the gulls
They are indifferent to the beauty or natural sounds around.
If we do these things in the greenwood,
Raising a question about actions performed in a peaceful setting.
What will happen in the dry?
Raising concern about actions in more challenging or adverse situations.
If we don't stop there'll come a time when women
Warning about a potential future where women celebrate their inability to bear children due to the harsh world.
With barren wombs will bitterly rejoice
Describing the physical inability of women to nourish life due to despair.
With breasts that dry and never fill with promise
Further elaboration on the despair and hopelessness.
Gladly they'll not suckle one more life
An indication of the willingness to end the cycle of life due to desperation.
Is this then the whimper and the ending?
Questioning if this bleak scenario is the inevitable outcome and end.
The impotence of people raised on fear,
Attributing people's actions to their upbringing based on fear.
A fear that blinds the sense of common oneness
Explaining how fear obstructs unity and shared humanity.
Common love and life or death are here
Stressing the commonality of love, life, and death despite these divisions.
If we do these things in the greenwood,
Reiterating the concern about actions taken in a peaceful environment.
What will happen in the dry?
Questioning the consequences of actions in more challenging times.
Will no one light the candle in the darkness
Seeking guidance or leadership in dark or difficult times.
Will no one be my guide, not let me fall
A plea for someone to support and prevent failure or misdirection.
I've lost the sense that tells me where the path is
Feeling lost and devoid of direction.
I feel the chill of winter in my soul
Experiencing a deep, inner coldness or emptiness.
There's no way I can say the words more plainly
Asserting the straightforward expression of the situation.
There's no one left to point at anymore
There's no one left to blame or point fingers at.
It's you and me and we must make the choice now
Emphasizing the joint responsibility to make a crucial choice.
And not destroy the life we're living for
Warning against destroying the very life being lived.
If we do these things in the greenwood,
Repeating the concern about actions in a peaceful environment.
What will happen in the dry?
Questioning the outcomes of actions in adverse times again.
If we do these things in the greenwood,
Reiterating the query about actions in a peaceful setting.
What will happen in the dry?
Repeating the question about consequences in challenging times.
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