Remember Joan of Arc?

 

Betrayed by the very king and country she gave her life for

 

Burnt alive at 19 by the very church she lived her life for

 

Is this what happens when you answer the call

 

What chance have you got darling, no chance at all

 

Hold it higher she said, I can see the river bend

 

Keep it always in my sight until the end

 

Higher so I can see the cross above the flames

 

I have learned praise and blame are all the same

 

It’s not tears, it’s smoke in my eyes

 

I seek the heavens, I search the skies

 

Standing in the fire looking out to sea

 

Waiting for the waves to bring the water back to me

 

– NausherNash