The Castle Builders
La Dispute Lyrics

Now speak of anger,
Begin to talk about anger.

Forget all the fears you've kept about love and sex and death and faith,
Let go of all the fears you have held about love, sex, death, and faith.

Erased, or swinging sweet from around her neck and between her breasts.
Forget about the tokens of love that have passed, or keep them close to you as a reminder of sweet memories.

Let every lonely body finally break its fear of flesh and say,
Let everyone who is lonely overcome their fear of physical touch and speak up.

"How strange it must've been back when we shook at the sight of sweat."
"It's odd to think that we used to be afraid of something as natural as sweat."

Let our worries wander out of like water streaming from a spring,
Let our worries flow out of our minds like water from a spring.

And sing of all the things our heads have failed to ruin yet.
Sing about all the things in life that our negative thoughts have not been able to ruin.

There's so much they have failed to ruin yet.
Despite all the negativity, there is still so much good in the world that has been untouched.

Bright as lightning, loud as thunder,
With energy and power akin to lightning and thunder,

We'll move all the hurt aside to let love sustain our passions,
We will push away the hurt and let love fuel our desires.

And move up and onward.
And move forward with determination.

We are not our losses, we are only the extent to which we love.
We should not define ourselves by our failures and losses, but by the love we give and receive.

So build a home for your family, and build a castle for your friends.
Make a comfortable and safe space for your family, and create a grand and strong bond with your friends.

Now set their beds with sheets and blanketã, keep them safe until the end.
Prepare a comfortable and secured resting place for them, and care for them until the end of their lives.

I've felt the damage and burn from the fallout.
I have experienced the harm and pain caused by a bad situation.

My love failed but theirs prevailed.
My love did not succeed, but the love of others overcame.

My friends, I'm only flesh and bone,
My dear friends, I am only human,

But I won't let you die alone.
But I will not leave you to suffer and pass away by yourself.

So leave our hearts at the foot of the mountain.
Let us let go of our emotional burdens and leave them behind us.

Let our burdens be locked in the stone.
Let us trap our worries and sorrows in the stone.

If you will help me roll it upward,
If you could assist me in moving it upwards,

I won't let you die alone.
I will not let you depart this world alone.

I see a beauty springing upward from the earth and from out our hearts.
I see a wonderful and positive energy emerging from the world and from within ourselves.

For all the bad that seems to plague us, I swear to you there's good.
Despite all the adversity that we face, I assure you that there is still good in this world.

They say that death is not a problem, it's a promise,
Some people say that death is not a challenge, but a guarantee,

I can only say for sure that when it makes your bed I'll kiss your head "Goodnight."
All I know is that when death approaches, I will bid you a loving farewell.

So speak of all the love we lost, and what it cost us,
Let us talk about the love that we have lost, and the consequences of that loss.

Left us beg our breath to stop but we kept on and
We were so hurt that we wished for our lives to end, but we persevered,

We were strong. We stayed bright as lightning,
We were resilient. We radiated energy like lightning,

We sang loud as thunder, we moved ever forward.
We made our voices heard like thunder, and we continued to advance.

We are not our failures. We are love
We should not identify ourselves with our mistakes. We are the love we give and receive.