"Dedication"
lyrics and music by Benjamin Newman

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They conquered my land
They told me who I couldn't be
I did not understand
Only now, looking back, can I see

	That my being who I was inside
	Represented a threat to their pride

I became who they said
I bowed down to the lies that they told
But the truth wasn't dead
And it told me I had to be bold

	I knew in my heart what was right
	I decided to stand up and fight

I took to the hills
Striking back from the canyons and cracks
In a battle of wills
I was able to take my land back

	It took all of my sinew and bone
	And a strength that was more than my own

But when I returned
I saw that the lamps had gone out
Where once there had burned
The light that my life was about

	Was a temple defiled by war
	The lamps had to be kindled once more

So I looked for the stuff
Whose energy lights up my self
And there wasn't enough
There was only one jar on the shelf

	But I didn't have time to despair
	I'd no choice but to use what was there

So I'm turning to You
You were there in the midst of my fight
Your strength carried me through
To where I could rekindle my light

	For I know that this light is divine
	It was Yours long before it was mine
	Lord, please let it continue to shine