Gods Don’t Sleep

Verse 1 They brought me desert water They brought me foreign wine They brought me men with incense And a new way to be divine There were priests with painted eyelids There were soldiers at the door There were mirrors made of bronze That made me less than I was before Someone said, “Son of heaven” Someone said, “The blood confirms” Someone said a lot of things That sounded useful when they turned I had not slept for two days I had not eaten much And still they watched my shaking hand Like it was holy touch Pre-Chorus If you praise a man enough He starts to fear the floor If you call him god too long He won’t know what kneeling’s for Chorus Gods don’t sleep They just lie there burning Gods don’t bleed Till the room starts turning If I’m divine Why am I shaking? If I’m the son of heaven Why does heaven keep breaking? Verse 2 There were boys outside the city Singing songs about my eyes There were older men explaining How belief could organise I said, “Do you believe it?” They said, “Majesty, we must” And I heard the little difference Between worship and disgust Every lie became a ladder Every ladder had a height Every height became a window With no mercy in the light Bridge I do not want your altars I do not want your smoke I do not want to be the thing That makes the frightened hope I want one night of darkness I want one cup of rain I want someone to say my name And not improve the pain Final Chorus Gods don’t sleep They just lie there burning Gods don’t bleed Till the room starts turning If I’m divine Why am I shaking? If I’m the son of heaven Why does heaven keep breaking? Outro Gods don’t sleep Gods don’t sleep I closed my eyes And heard them watching me