The Wilderness from David by Abbi Rajasekhar

I used to sing, I was summoned to drown out
the voices tormenting the King, and all the demons of his crown
I've been covered in the blood of all my enemies
I've been drenched in their blood, and laid them down at my King's feet
O Saul, have you forgotten it all?
you try to pin me with your spear to the wall
now I'm running in the wilderness, the wilderness
Now its been twice, I could have killed you in your sleep
but I spared your life, yet you'd still rip me to pieces
I've been running now for years, a man without a country
I have no more tears, you've taken them all from me
O Saul have you forgotten it all?
remember how you loved me when you watched the giant fall?
Now I'm hiding in the wilderness, the wilderness
I was given a promise, when I got down on my knees
but its been so long since the prophet anointed my head my hands my feet
every year that goes by it gets harder to believe
now I'm poured out like water, my God why have you forsaken me?
O God have You forgotten it all?
the covenant that we made when I was so small
Now I'm living in the wilderness, the wilderness
How long will You leave me in the wilderness?
How long until You fulfill Your promise?

• Folk
• acoustic
• singer songwriter
• Chicago