1. A homeland whose suffering and torment grew long
When its elders and youth fell asleep

2. Its integrity shredded by waves of greed and it was descended upon
By the claws of time and its fangs

3. A refuge for the stranger, spacious and fertile
Yet for its sons, its expanses have narrowed

4. So many restless, forlorn youths wander
Finding no home but hypocrisy and moral decay

5. The powerful among us have prevailed and their hands are entreated
While accountability and punishment are feared

6. The eye of time is blinded, so tyrants
Surround themselves with their black dogs