7 Angels

[Verse 1]
In a sea of all the faces that I have ever seen
In a crowd of all the strangers whose shoulders I have touched
In an ocean of unfathomable loss and need
I see seven small coffins and it’s just too much

I’m a mother with my children only steps away
I’m a daughter dreaming peacefully of games to play
I’m a candle in the window flickering with hope
I’m an endless well of grief too deep to ever cope

[Chorus]
Veil the meaning of all I’ve ever known
Veil the future of every seed I’ve sown
Sail me somewhere no butterfly has flown
Seven little angels singing “Sim Shalom”

[Verse 2]
I’m the middle of the night awake with fiery blaze
I’m the restless souls of ancestors unhinged with rage
I’m a listening ear but these are just too many names
Seven little angels caught in fate’s cruel cage

[Chorus]
Veil the meaning of all I’ve ever known
Veil the future of every seed I’ve sown
Sail me somewhere no butterfly has flown
Seven little angels singing “Sim Shalom”

[Refrain]
Tovah u’vrachah
Chayn vachesed v’rachamim v’rachamim
Aleynu v’al chol Yisrael
Seven little secrets life will never tell

[Verse 3]
I’m a mother with my children only steps away
I’m a daughter dreaming peacefully of games to play
I’m a candle in the window flickering with love
I’m an endless well of grief too deep to rise above

[Chorus]
Veil the meaning of all I’ve ever known
Veil the future of every seed I’ve sown
Sail me somewhere no butterfly has flown
Seven little angels singing “Sim Shalom”

[Refrain]
Tovah u’vrachah
Chayn vachesed v’rachamim v’rachamim
Aleynu v’al chol Yisrael
Seven little secrets life will never tell
Aleynu v’al chol everyone
Seven little pairs of shoes that could not run