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Breaking The Silence Lyrics by Loreena McKennitt

Parallel Dreams

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I hear some distant drumbeat
A heartbeat pulsing low
Is it coming from within
A heartbeat I don't know
A troubled soul knows no peace
A dark and poisoned pool
Of liberty now lost
A pawn an oppressor's tool
Oh my heart be strong
And guide when eyes grow dim
When ears grow deaf with empty words
When I know there's life within
A gunfire shatters silence
Where birds once sweetly sang
A mother cradles a child now dead
Now death where life began
From the troubled heart of South Africa
Nicaragua's festering sore
The turmoil on the streets of China
Death crying out for more
A change is slow in coming
My eyes can scarcely see
The rays of hope come streaming
Through the smoke of apathy
But oh my heart be strong
And guide when eyes grow dim
When ears grow deaf with empty words
When I know there's life within
May the spirit never die
Though a troubled heart feels pain
When the long winter is over
It will blossom once again
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Loreena McKennitt

Loreena McKennitt

About “Breaking The Silence” by Loreena McKennitt

Read the complete lyrics to "Breaking The Silence" by Loreena McKennitt from the album "Parallel Dreams". On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Country, Celtic, Folk.

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"Breaking The Silence" appears on "Parallel Dreams".

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