Elijah–אליהו

Sometimes you come to know things 

Somehow you see the truth

Maybe to you it’s always been there

Maybe you took some time to sleuth 

You really want to fix things

Perfect everything uncouth

Show the new ways to the elders 

Teach the old ways to the youth

I found a piece of truth inside

A piece of heaven in the sky

Now I wanna bring it down to earth

Not simply leave it up on high

But they won’t turn an ear to hear me    

Won’t even take the time to try

Even though

קנא קנאתי 

קנא קנאתי ליהוה

The weight has all been lifted

For the first time you’re set free

You smash your fathers idols

And find the truth in their debris 

You stumble on the answers

Within time you hold the key

Wanna show the ones around you

But they just refuse to see

I’ve unearthed a special nothing

Previously unknown

If they dig they’ll find a treasure too

But one can’t dig in heart of stone

They don’t want to understand me    

Truth would undermine their throne

ואותר אני לבדי

And I’ve been left here all alone

The רוח רעש ואש all finally clear

And the voice that follows asks me

“Why is it that you’re here?”

I answer that deep down I truly care

There’s so much pain and evil 

That I wish I could repair

Perhaps it’s not on them to hear me    

It’s not on me to rectify

What if my own קנא קנאתי 

Only means I need to try

There are problems all around us

We can take time to decry

But we can’t always change the evil

We can choose not to comply