Saturday, November 25, 2006

Oh My God!

Oh my God, look around this place
Your fingers reach around the bone
You set the break and set the tone
Flights of grace, and future falls
In present pain

All fools say, "Oh my God"
Oh my God, Why are we so afraid?
We make it worse when we don't bleed

There is no cure for our disease
Turn a phrase, and rise again
Or fake your death and only tell your closest friend
Oh my God.

Oh my God, can I complain?
You take away my firm belief and graft my soul upon your grief
Weddings, boats and alibis
All drift away, and a mother cries

Liars and fools; sons and failures
Thieves will always say

Lost and found; ailing wanderers
Healers always say

Whores and angels; men with problems
Leavers always say

Broken hearted; separated
Orphans always say

War creators; racial haters
Preachers always say

Distant fathers; fallen warriors
Givers always say

Pilgrim saints; lonely widows
Users always say

Fearful mothers; watchful doubters
Saviors always say

Sometimes I cannot forgive
And these days, mercy cuts so deep
If the world was how it should be, maybe I could get some sleep
While I lay, I dream we're better,
Scales were gone and faces light
When we wake, we hate our brother
We still move to hurt each other
Sometimes I can close my eyes,
And all the fear that keeps me silent falls below my heavy breathing,
What makes me so badly bent?
We all have a chance to murder
We all feel the need for wonder
We still want to be reminded that the pain is worth the thunder

Sometimes when I lose my grip, I wonder what to make of heaven
All the times I thought to reach up
All the times I had to give
Babies underneath their beds
Hospitals that cannot treat all the wounds that money causes,
All the comforts of cathedrals
All the cries of thirsty children - this is our inheritance
All the rage of watching mothers - this is our greatest
offense

Oh my God


....... Dedicated to my favourite band of all time .......
2 Corinthians 4:7