[Intro- Angry, lullaby, strings and choir]
[Hushed|choir] (oooooo)
[Mockingly] He says, “Why are you angry?”
“Where is your brother?”
[Speaking|Cain] I don’t know. Am I…my brother’s keeper?
[Verse 1-Reflective, grounded, simple.]
I till the soil beneath the sun,
The earth gives up her quiet yield,
I bend my back and sharpen the field,
Yet in my heart, a restless drum has begun.
[Chorus-Intense, dramatic, questioning; alternating despair and anger.]
Why does my gift not reach His eyes?
Why does my sweat not earn the skies?
Through dawn’s bright heat and evening’s chill,
I wrestle with a shadowed will.
O brother, why does your path shine clear?
Why does my heart tremble with fear?
[Verse 2-Hesitant, expectant, subtle tension creeping in.]
I bring my fruit with trembling hand,
Hoping my toil is seen and fair,
But when I lift it in the air,
I feel my brother’s favor stand.
[Chorus-Intense, dramatic, questioning; alternating despair and anger.]
Why does my gift not reach His eyes?
Why does my sweat not earn the skies?
Through dawn’s bright heat and evening’s chill,
I wrestle with a shadowed will.
O brother, why does your path shine clear?
Why does my heart tremble with fear?
[Verse 3-Sharp, tense, conflicted; urgent emotional energy.]
My anger burns like a fire untamed,
My hands clench tight, my mind astray,
Is it the offering or only me,
That God has turned so far away?
[Instrumental, Angry, forceful, strings]
He says, “Why are you angry?”
I don't know
“Why is your face downcast?”
[Crying] I don't know!
[Instruments rest]
[Frustrated|Cain] Ahhhhhhh haaaa ahhh
[Instrumental, powerful] Ahhhhhhh oo oo hmm
O brother, why does your path shine clear?
Why does my heart tremble with fear?
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