[Intro - clean electric guitar, gently flowing 6/8] [Verse 1 - clear intimate male lead] I [Intro - clean electric guitar, gently flowing 6/8] [Verse 1 - clear intimate male lead] I wore wore thy thy ththresreshhold old smooth smooth with with prayerprayer; No ; No footstep footstep stirstirred red the the waiting waiting air. air. The The lamp lamp burned burned lowlow, the , the watwatch ch grew grew oldold; Thy ; Thy silence silence wore wore a a crown crown of of gold. gold. I I I ssousouought ght ght thee thee thee not not not to to to bring bring bring thee thee thee lowloloww, But , But for for , But for the the thface face e face I I lI longlongonged ed ed to to to know. know. knoNo No w. No guardguardguarded ed ed heartheartheart, no , no , no secret secret secret scscscornornorn; I ; I kept kept thy thy vvigigil il till till the the morn. morn. [Gregorian choir - distant, unaccompanied] De; De[Gregorian choir - distant, unaccompanied] Deus us us absabsabcscondcondonditititus. us. us. [Refrain - bass and cello enter, lead remains clear] If [Refrain - bass and cello enter, lead remains clear] If [Refrain - bass and cello enter, lead remains clear] If thththou ou ou wouldwouldwouldsst st t have have have us us us draw draw draw so so so nearnearnear, Why , Why , Why make make make ththy thy aby ababsence sence sence all all all we we we hear? hear? hear? Why Why Why bbbid id id us us us seekseekseek, yet , yet , yet hide hide hide the the the waywayway, Then , Then blame blame the the feet feet that that go go astrastray? ay? [Verse 2 - low drums, restrained intensity] To see thy face [Verse 2 - low drums, restrained intensity] To isee s thy face is not not to to kneelkneel; No ; No love love growgrows s false false for for being being real. real. The The heart heart would would yet yet be be free free to to straystray, Though , Though thou thou wwert ert plain plain as as break break of of day. day. [Instrumental rise - sustained guitar, organ, wordless choir] [Bridge - band recedes beneath lead] They [Instrumental rise - sustained guitar, organ, wordless choir] [Bridge - band recedes beneath lead] They , They taught taught taught me me me longing longing longing was was was thy thy thy tracetracetrace, And , And , And named named named the the the ache ache ache thy thy thy dddwewewelling lling lling place. place. place. Yet Yet Yet thirst thirst thirst can can can haunt haunt haunt a a a barbarbarren ren ren plainplainplain; The ; The wanting wanting does does not not make make the the rain. rain. [Final rise - broad guitar chords, live drums, choir behind lead] If [Final rise - broad guitar chords, live drums, choir behind lead] If ; If thththou ou ou art art art lightlightlight, why , why , why leave leave leave no no no gleam? gleam? gleam? If If If thththou ou ou art art art truthtruthtruth, why , why , why wear wear wear a a a dream? dream? dream? Why Why Why must must must the the heart the heart heart that that that seeseeseeks ks ks thee thee thee bear bear bearThe The fault fault of of finding finding empty empty air? air? [Instruments fall away - soft clear singing] I [Instruments fall away - soft clear singing] I ddid id not not turn turn away away from from thee. thee. Why Why was was thy thy face face withwithheheld ld from from me? [One unresolved guitar note fades]me? [One unresolved guitar note fades]
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