Guantanamo by Lee Cassanell

The Lord is my Shepherd And I am his Sheep He keeps me in Chains And he watches me sleep He knows when I'm naughty, And he knows when I'm nice, And he gambles my soul with one roll of his dice. "I sit here in Darkness in numbers and Stripes, It's been 1000 day's since I've seen any light, All I have are the memories of the Life I once knew,

Before I became pawn of the red white and blue". The Lord is my Master And I am his Slave He moves me in Line And he Watches me Bathe He knows when I'm Hungry And he knows when I'm Hurt, And he'll bury my name in the Hot Desert Dirt. "I sit in a room with no Windows or doors, As a Man in a Suit paces round on the floor, Asking Answers to Questions I don't understand, While my silence is broken by blows from his hand". continued below.

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Guantanamo continued by Lee Cassanell

The Lord is my Saviour And I am his Steed He turns when I beg And he watches me Plead He knows when I'm beaten, And he knows when I'm done, And he follows my eyes with the sight of his gun. "Paraded at Dawn and Paraded at dusk,

Re counted like Kid's and reminded we're Dust, For some it's too much and they lust to escape, So they hang from the bars till their neck and Heart breaks". The lord is a Rumour And I am his Lie He laughs at my Pain And he Watches me die He knows that I'm sorry And He knows that I'm scared, And He knows my confessions will never be Heard. "I sit here in Darkness in Numbers and stripes, It's been 1000 day's since I've seen any light, Should I not see the sky or the sun rise to plan, Tell my wife and my child I'm an innocent man!."

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