Sara Groves Album: Tell Me What You Know Track: I Saw What I Saw
I Saw What I Saw Lyrics
I saw what I saw and I can't forget it I heard what I heard and I can't go back I know what I know and I can't deny it
Something on the road, cut me to the soul
Your pain has changed me Your dream inspires Your face a memory Your hope a fire Your courage asks me what I'm afraid of (what I am made of) And what I know of love
We've done what we've done and we can't erase it We are what we are and it's more than enough We have what we have but it's no substitution
Something on the road, touched my very soul
I say what I say with no hesitation I have what I have and I'm giving it up I do what I do with deep conviction
Something on the road, changed my world
Song Description: ""I Saw What I Saw" is about our experience in Rwanda. I saw so many things there that changed me. Some boys were playing with a ball made from banana leaves. It was January, and memories of Christmas were fresh in my mind. My kids are good kids, and we work on being grateful, but that scene gave me clarity about 'needs' and 'wants'. Another day at lunch we saw prisoners walking through town. Only a small group of perpetrators of the genocide are still imprisoned. 60,000 prisoners have been released back into the community due to the inability to bring justice at that mass level, but there have been no acts of retribution to those prisoners. Rwanda is following the model of South Africa for reparations that says, "Without forgiveness, there is no future." To see that kind of forgiveness lived out is life changing." - Sara Groves
