Stranger Lay Beside Me
(专辑: Archive Series Volume No. 3 - 2017)
I
was bad, I
was good Running wild through the
woods While the
branches above me were burning I
was breathing the
smoke I
was starting to choke When a
stranger lay beside me I
was lost, I
was found You were hanging around Moving slowly but headed for glory I
was healed, I
was hurt I
was sinning in church When a
stranger lay beside me I
was snuffed, I
was stoked There was love in us both And a
buzzard was circling the
valley I
was chaff, I
was wheat I
was bone, I
was meat When a
stranger lay beside me I
was close, I
was far Feral cats in the
car And a
crack in the
roof that kept dripping I
was numb when I
smiled I
was built and defiled When a
stranger lay beside me And the
moon rose again And the
snake shed its skin Every hand in the
city was shaking We were kissed, we were clawed Given just to be robbed 'Cause we needed the
love we were making I
was present and gone Said farewell and so long Then came back 'cause the
street was too empty I
was nursing a
bruise I
thought for sure it was you When a
stranger lay beside me I
was strong, I
was weak All the
hens were asleep And the
hawk's only kind cause he's hungry I
was sold, I
was bought I
was promised a
lot When a
stranger lay beside me I
was wrong, I
was right You were poised in the
light Both as evil as ever, and holy I
was bitten and chewed Bound and gagged on the
truth When that stranger lay beside me I
was soft, I
was hard The
sky heavy with stars Never meant to surrender their meaning I
was love, I
was hate Stuffed and licking my plate When a
stranger lay beside me I
was chided and cheered We were reeking with fear That the
world might return for it's mercy I
was mended and torn I
was killed and reborn When a
stranger lay beside me And the
moon rose again And the
snake shed it's skin And the
back of the
city was breaking We both took to it well Blind and feeling ourselves But we needed the
love we were making I
was captured and free The
sun set through the
trees And time beat on the
length of my body I
was taught, I
was teased In the
nature of things When a
stranger lay beside me