LYRIC FOR SALE

By Adonis Mello

Inside Around The World

He was born in China
Only child of State parents
His struggles unseen – unheard of
Tea and a man
Holding his hand
Blindfold, muffler
Inside a square

Coming of age at thirteen
Heavy weight on his back
Birds and bees all around him
Confusion is company instead
So she decided to move to Iran
On a flying carpet, she said
But found herself in a desert
Alone, couldn’t find her own clan
Daddy doesn’t call him by her name
Mommy ‘s busy with her many fans
She, I – both faces covered in shame

Show me a place where I can close my eyes
Where I can be a child
Where I can sleep at night
Show me a place where I can’t be found
By those who claim
That I am safe and sound




Russia’s good place to live, he thought
And spend the rest of his life in despair
So once again he flew out
Of his body, of his mind – oh, so scared
But soon he realized
That the square was all red
Don’t love thy neighbor, oh no
Bomb him! His blood must be shed!

Show me a place where I can close my eyes
Where I can be a child
Where I can sleep at night
Show me a place where I can’t be found
By those who claim
That I am safe and sound

There is nowhere to be, he said
In this life of mine
I need to find a place to expire
Far away, perimeter mined
He took a look at the map
And replied with a nod
This is the place to rest
Where no one is allowed in
And all trespassers are shot
As soon as he arrived at the peninsula
He headed north for his final home
Borders protected, no one in sight
Hasn’t he been there all his life?
Fighting a war that has never ended
Is there such a thing as friendly fire?

Show me a place where I can close my eyes
Where I can be a child
Where I can sleep at night
Show me a place where I can’t be found
By those who claim
That I am safe and sound

He’s been all around the world
But never left his home
His home follows him around
Whatever place he goes

Show me a place where I can close my eyes
Where I can be a child
Where I can sleep at night
Show me a place where I can’t be found
By those who claim
That I am safe and sound