Brenda David: Music
Behind the Veil
(Brenda David)
Behind the veil of secrecy
Lies the haunted eyes of a thousand centuries
Brought down by the laws of the Taliban
Weapons of injustice in Afghanistan
Mother to their nation
Sister to us all
They only seek salvation
Behind the veil
Of their prison walls
They stone her if she looks their way
Another day, she’s going down in flames
The painted windows of her soul
A woman lies within already turned to stone
The silence of her footsteps
Echoes through the halls
Haunted eyes are what is left
Behind the veil
Of her prison walls
Rock yourself to sleep at night
Insanity still calls
Lost in dreams you’ll find some peace
Behind the veil
Mother to your nation
Sister to us all
You only seek salvation
Behind the veil
Of your prison walls