LYRIC FOR SALE

By Rukaya Salie

NO QUESTIONS

LATE AT NIGHT, I’M LYING HERE SAFE AND WARM
I’M FEELING THE FAVORED ONE, I’M WONDERING WHY
BUT I CAN’T SLEEP, I’M HEARING HER SOFTLY WEEP
SHE SAYS IT’S NOT WHAT WE PLANNED, YOU DYING NOW

WHEN SHE GRIEVES FOR HER CHILD
I’M QUESTIONING, REASONING, FEELING IT
WHEN I ASK, THEY REPLY
DON’T QUESTION, DON’T REASON, DON’T FEEL IT
IT’S ALL PART OF A PLAN
NO QUESTION, NO REASON, NO FEELING
PLEASE LET IT GO, DON’T ASK NO MORE, LEAVE IT ALONE
PLEASE LET IT GO, DON’T ASK NO MORE, LEAVE IT ALONE

AND THE WORLD’S SO DIVIDED, WHILE CHILDREN ARE STARVING AND DYING
AND PEOPLE ARE FIGHTING, WE TURN A BLIND EYE
HOW CAN WE EQUALIZE IT, WITH
NO QUESTION, NO REASON, NO FEELING
AND WE KEEP DENYING, IT’S ALL OUR OWN PLAN
PLEASE LET IT GO, DON’T ASK NO MORE, LEAVE IT ALONE
PLEASE LET IT GO, DON’T ASK NO MORE, LEAVE IT ALONE

LATE AT NIGHT, IT’S REPLAYING ON MY MIND
HER HEARTBEAT’S GONE FOR A WHILE
STILL HE HOLDS HER TIGHT
I TAKE THE CHILD, I’M SEEING HIS HAUNTED EYES
I’M HEARING HIS SILENT CRIES, OH WHY, OH WHY

WHEN HE GRIEVES FOR HER CHILD
I’M QUESTIONING, REASONING, FEELING IT
WHEN I ASK, THEY REPLY
DON’T QUESTION, DON’T REASON, DON’T FEEL IT
IT’S ALL PART OF A PLAN
NO QUESTION, NO REASON, NO FEELING
PLEASE LET IT GO, DON’T ASK NO MORE, LEAVE IT ALONE
PLEASE LET IT GO, DON’T ASK NO MORE, LEAVE IT ALONE

AND THE WORLD GOES ON SPINNING
WHILE PEOPLE ARE BEGGING AND PLEADING AND
HERE I AM ASKING WON’T SOMEBODY SEE
THAT IT’S ALL OUR OWN DOING
THE TAKING AND BREAKING, AND PLUNDERING, NOT REALISING THAT
SOMEBODY’S ME
PLEASE LET IT GO, DON’T ASK NO MORE, LEAVE IT ALONE
PLEASE LET IT GO, DON’T ASK NO MORE, LEAVE IT ALONE