From the recording Blossoms & Ghosts
Lyrics
I AM NOT A STRANGER
I am not a stranger, you know me as war
I've been here forever, I come to many doors
I enter uninvited, I enter with my guns
I leave behind ruins, when my work is done
When my work is done X2
I am not a stranger, you know me as grief
I follow in wars' footsteps, as war becomes a thief
Know then I will come to you, know then I will run
Wrap my arms around you under the brightest sun
Under the brightest sun x2
I am yet a stranger, I am known as peace
You speak of your desire, for me endlessly
I do not speak falsely, I do not speak in tongues
Know that I will come to you, when you lay down your guns
When you lay down your guns x2
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