Idle in eden, wait for heaven Look for a hope to drag me around Call to the wonder, a slightest chance A small vex to pull me down I stared at “Moses and the Burning Bush” I saw my peril in a strange light Stumble into thought, let years pa** by Feel sorry for myself through the clarity of hindsight The wires of my fear swim through waves in the air Catch the spurts of a stare that I keep by my side Spectre of pride, a vindictive stride A vengeful valor born out of a cryptic mind I could follow the day like a dark cloud But your love keeps me a dry land The company you keep will betray you
Because your devotion sells for nothing And if the company you keep is just yourself Than you will sell yourself for nothing Just to be seen by anyone else Flesh obscures beauty, like a strange light Charm and travail, it digs a hole in my mind Filled with insects and dead day sunsets God’s love is a drunk love but yours is one to hide The chiming sound of triumph and pain Sister of mercy cut her wrists on the summer lawns And the blood moon ticks like a shotgun shell Or a copper wish falling down a wishing well Just to be heard by anyone else I stared at “Moses and the Burning Bush”