I lit a candle for Jesus

and he whispered your name

I said I ain't looking to be saved

he smiled and said I'd fired the flame

and he showed me your right eye

Green like the sea that St Patrick drove all the serpents into

As green as all the envy in the world

As green as the grass on the other side

 

I said I ain't looking for that

Jesus said your eyes see what's to be seen

 whether you wish to or not

And he showed me your heart

a heart as red as mine

Red blood red

as red as the devils eyes

as red as the holly berry

and they say that's a holy bush

 

It's not what I came for

No none of this is what I reached here for

Look I said there's nothing

on the tip of my tongue

nothing waiting

nothing to be hung

no rope to be pulled

no gallows to be swung

no nail to be hammered home

no cross to be raised

no hill to be topped

ain't nothing to stop

nothing to drop

nothing to drive me to my knees

Jesus just smiled

and said ain't me praying

and he blew me a kiss of change

 

And I know that it ain't all true what my mind says

That it ain't always come to pass

what my heart desires

So I slip a ring into the hearth

and I lay my head in a purple night sky

constellations of stars leap out of my left eye

and maybe I did light the flame

maybe I do stand here now

maybe I am responsible for my actions

my actions form a man out of Eden

not blind but with eyes that see

things I may try to hide

But are there all the same

and remain without shame for we are

all kissed with change.

 

 

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Posted By electroweb to electroweb on 5/08/2009 06:05:00 AM