Lyrics
[verse]
He blesses them before they take the climb
He speaks of glory, speaks of sacred cause
He tells them greatness waits beyond the line
And says their duty answers to no laws
He wears a collar, holds a silver cup
He prays for courage as the engines roar
But when the challenge rises steep and up
He's far behind them, safe on solid shore
[verse]
The young ones move forward through the storm
Their boots are heavy with the doubt and dread
They carry burdens they will have to form
Into the answers spinning in their head
He told them fortune was but one more mile
He told them certainty would guide the way
But now they're struggling, walking single file
The truth that no one wins so easily this day
[chorus]
Oh holy man up on your hill of stone
Can you explain the weight of what's been done?
You watched them go, you watched them walk alone
You bless the climb but never join the run
[verse]
When it is over, he will kneel and pray
For all the ones he sent to walk that mile
He'll light a candle for the ones who stray
Beneath the weight, forgotten for a while
But all his hymns can't ease the tired band
His empty words can't undo what's been done
He's just a shadow blessing empty land
While no one asks him why he never had to run
[chorus]
Oh holy man up on your hill of stone
Can you explain the weight of what's been done?
You watched them go, you watched them walk alone
You bless the climb but never join the run
