The Burden of Freedom

I stand on the stairway, my back to the dungeon

The doorway to freedom so close to my hand

Voices behind me still bitterly damn me

For seeking salvation they don't understand

Lord, help me to shoulder the burden of freedom

And give me the courage to be what I can

And when I am wounded by those who condemn me

Lord, help me forgive them, they don't understand

Their lonely frustration, descending to laughter

Erases the footprints I leave in the sand

And I'm free to travel where no one can follow

In search of the kingdom they don't understand

Lord, help me to shoulder the burden of freedom

And give me the courage to be what I can

And when I have wounded the last one who loved me

God, help her forgive me, I don't understand