be the change said vipers tigers reassemble rearrange oh high king of heaven my victory won i called you so often but you never came i reached out to you but you paid no attention and as wisdom shouts out into the noisy streets i will cusp my ears tight in stubborn pretension barrel loaded abel run for cover if you tilt i tilt your world in my hands take up my life with fraud and violence and serpent i will meet your demands bag lady you know i heard you sing and you believed in me and december s finally set me free and as she held baby jesus so very closely i will cling tightly to my demons in the dark and imagine what it s like to be entirely whole singers did you feel the ground shake beneath you when your mustard seed fell deep in dark soil but i called out torture amongst the scoffers i recoil i recoil and as his mother s blood begins to boil i ve ne re witnessed such turmoil as when his heart reflected mine be the change said mother father brother sister son daughter i come to you with understanding in my open hands and a tired knowledge in my eyes i still remember the first time i died and oh so unknowingly gave it a second try but love is patient love is kind and somewhere amongst this mishap i was allowed to survive be the change said angels demons reassemble rearrange i long to live as a lion so i study him studying me violently tuff up my mane 