Why did you steal the matches   From the one room motel   Once they gave you answers   Now they give you hell   They will never understand   They wonder where did they go wrong   How could you be so selfish   Why can't you get along      And as you pray in your darkness   For wings to set you free   You are bound to your silent legacy      You've seen it in the movies   And you've heard it on the street   Craving the affection   Your blood is full of heat   They don't listen to your reasons   As original as sin   Deny all that you feel   And they will bring you home again      And as you pray in your darkness   For wings to set you free   You are bound to your silent legacy      Your body is alive   But no one told you what you'd feel   The empty aching hours   Trying to conceal   The natural progression   Is the coming of your age   But they cover it with shame   And turn it into rage      And as you pray in your darkness   For wings to set you free   You are bound to your silent legacy      You are digging for the answers   Until your fingers bleed   To satisfy the hunger   To satiate the need   They feed you on the guilt   To keep you humble keep you low   Some man and myth they made up   A thousand years ago      And as you pray in your darkness   For wings to set you free   You are bound to your silent legacy      Mothers tell your children   Be quick you must be strong   Life is full of wonder   Love is never wrong   Remember how they taught you   How much of it was fear   Refuse to hand it down   The legacy stops here   Oh my child