Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Ground brought forth a firstborn
Tiller of the soil with steady hands
His brother kept the flock
Wandering over promised lands
The Lord had respect for Abel's offering
But none for the sweat of Cain
And the anger burned like fire
Down in the valley of the plain
[Chorus]
Am I my brother's keeper
When the sun goes down
Am I my brother's keeper
Blood is crying from the ground
Am I my brother's keeper
[Verse 2]
He said let us go to the field
Where the wild grass meets the stone
There rose up against his brother
And the righteous blood was sown
Now I'm cursed from the earth
That opened wide its mouth
A fugitive and vagabond
Wandering farther south
[Pre-Chorus]
The mark upon my forehead
Is a burden I must bear
Everywhere I wander
Somebody knows my care
[Chorus]
Am I my brother's keeper
When the sun goes down
Am I my brother's keeper
Blood is crying from the ground
Am I my brother's keeper