There's Going To Be A Reckoning

In the quiet before the dawn,
Shadows stretch and linger long,
There's a weight in the air I can’t deny,
Like a storm that's bound to collide.

There’s going to be a reckoning,
The truth will find its day,
No more hiding in the shadows,
No running away.
When the smoke clears from the fire,
And the dust begins to fall,
There’s going to be a reckoning,
For us all.

The echoes of all our choices,
Are rattling in the wind,
Every silence, every whisper,
Every secret we kept within.

No more walking blindfolded,
The truth is on the line,
There’s nowhere left to turn to,
When we’ve run out of time.

There’s going to be a reckoning,
The truth will find its day,
No more hiding in the shadows,
No running away.
When the smoke clears from the fire,
And the dust begins to fall,
There’s going to be a reckoning,
For us all.

The lies we’ve woven tightly,
Unravel thread by thread,
And in the mirror, staring back,
Are the lives we could’ve led.

It's a reckoning we can’t escape,
It’s written in the stars,
And every step we took to run
Has only left us scars.

There’s going to be a reckoning,
The truth will stand its ground,
No shadows left to hide in,
When justice comes around.
When the smoke clears from the fire,
And the dust begins to fall,
There’s going to be a reckoning,
For one and all.

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Writers: HL Shields/Songsmith