"Given (A Mother's Song)" lyrics

The promise of life, battered and aging
Shadows falling on the past
What did I hope for? Groping for a truth that lasts

Led through a maze, my way through the darkness
Hide from the fear every night
The farther I walked in the less that I could see the light

No matter how lovely, no matter how sure
It all disappeared in thin air
Like a bird looking at heaven above
Who tore off her wing in a snare

I kept banging on the bricks between me and my love
Lips barely making a sound
Still you heard me call and the walls came tumbling down

My life
I give to you, my child
With all my heart, without a reason why

Your life is mine
And no pain, no death, no lies
Will separate you from this love of mine

The moon doesn't rise, the skies are shaken
Fear is holding tight the world
Still I hear your call and I know that there's something more

Deep in the dark, I hear your voice come
Break in like a thief in the night
Breaking down the walls and leaving just this love behind

My life
I give to you, my child
With all my heart, without a reason why

Your life is mine
And no pain, no death, no lies
Can separate you from this love divine