Lyrics to
Silent Legacy

This version of Silent Legacy was released by Melissa Etheridge in 1993.

Our Melissa Etheridge Songs profile has Silent Legacy lyrics from 1993 and most if not all of the lyrics by Melissa Etheridge that we have here at Decade Lyrics.

Here's more interesting things in songs and lyrics tied to Melissa Etheridge or about the 1990s in general.

Why did you steal the matches
From the one room motel
Once they gave you answers
Now they give you hell
They will never understand
They wonder where did they go wrong
How could you be so selfish
Why can’t you get along

And as you pray in your darkness
For wings to set you free
You are bound to your silent legacy

You’ve seen it in the movies
And you’ve heard it on the street
Craving the affection
Your blood is full of heat
They don’t listen to your reasons
As original as sin
Deny all that you feel
And they will bring you home again

And as you pray in your darkness
For wings to set you free
You are bound to your silent legacy

Your body is alive
But no one told you what you’d feel
The empty aching hours
Trying to conceal
The natural progression
Is the coming of your age
But they cover it with shame
And turn it into rage

And as you pray in your darkness
For wings to set you free
You are bound to your silent legacy

You are digging for the answers
Until your fingers bleed
To satisfy the hunger
To satiate the need
They feed you on the guilt
To keep you humble keep you low
Some man and myth they made up
A thousand years ago

And as you pray in your darkness
For wings to set you free
You are bound to your silent legacy

Mothers tell your children
Be quick you must be strong
Life is full of wonder
Love is never wrong
Remember how they taught you
How much of it was fear
Refuse to hand it down
The legacy stops here

Oh my child…

---

Want more lyrics and songs by Melissa Etheridge?

Melissa Etheridge has released many songs over the years besides Silent Legacy. Melissa Etheridge released songs from 1988 to 2007 spanning across albums like Melissa Etheridge, Brave And Crazy, Never Enough, Yes I Am, Your Little Secret, Breakdown, Skin, Lucky, and The Awakening. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Melissa Etheridge.

If you're a fan of lyrics from 1990s songs looking for more songs from 1993 or the 1990s overall, you've come to the right place!

More Songs & Lyrics by Melissa Etheridge

Visit our Melissa Etheridge profile for more Melissa Etheridge songs, lyrics & info!

)