If only I could speak

I have spent my life in this cage In carceration's all I know The bars clenched tight to my body They are my tomb and my home I have seen my friends before me I've heard their gasping breath Dragged across the bile stained floor as They arrive at the valley of death If I could only speak then these are the words I would say It doesn't take much to realize that it should never have been this way Can't you hear our shouts for justice Can't you hear our mournful cries Can't you witness our fear ridden bodies Please God won't you open eyes I have seen my friends before me, I've heard their gasping breath Dragged across the bile stained floor as They arrive at the valley of death If I could only speak then these are the words I would say It doesn't take much to realize that it should never have been this way Can't you hear our shouts for justice Can't you hear our mournful cries Can't you witness our fear ridden bodies Please God won't you open eyes Can't you hear our shouts for justice Can't you hear our mournful cries Can't you witness our fear ridden bodies Please God won't you open eyes I have spent my life in this cage In carceration's all I know The bars clenched tight to my body They are my tomb and my home