[Verse 1] I was born under a name I didn't choose, hands too small to hold what the dark knew. Every door I opened smelled like rain on stone, every prayer I whispered came back alone. All flesh dies but love dies not. [Chorus] Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. The Holy City, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Look! God's dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." Deus ex homine. Deus ex lumine. Deus ex umbris. [Verse 2] I carried the weight of every word I never said, built a cathedral out of all the nights I fled. The mirror showed a stranger wearing my face, counting the years I spent running from the light. All flesh dies but love dies not. [Bridge] What is a man but a shadow learning to stand? What is the dark but a hand that won't open? I am Deus ex homine — God out of man. I am Deus ex lumine — God out of light. I am Deus ex umbris — God out of shadow. [Outro] All flesh dies but love dies not.
