She was old like the night Thin like rain Watermarked with pain Her story had been mistold In her head it was all wrong Her song should have been sung strong The night was white heavy and dead And stale thoughts rose to her head I'm here she said Not for myself I'm here for god And god has given me a child To protect Her baby with a fever kept her body awake Her dark eyes and strong hands never made mistakes But the night shut her eyes when she woke from a dream
And the windows opened and closed as she screamed The moon reflected in her eyes and in his sleep The fruit of her womb was stolen God's child now To keep With time they all said With time you'll find rest He opened his doors He choose yours as his best With time they all said In time you'll find rest She opened his gates And drove a knife in her chest Hoping to meet him At the end of faith