She was not yet a woman
So much more than a child
Saw me coming years before then
I told her my name
She just looked away
I said, “Look up, I'll be back again”
So it rang like a hymn
When the blood touched my hand
When my hand touched the hem of his gown
She was there too, for that matter so were you
It was a once in a lifetime kind of sound
The Ferris-wheel love
Was never enough
So much more than one would expect
There was a calm in her eyes
Despite her sad lies
Like a pleasure no man could reject
I didn't think twice
She said, “Once is our lot”
I chided her then for no reason
The orchard was dying
While the vineyard was rising
Soul to flesh, two were one, for a season
So it rang like a hymn
When the blood touched my hand
When my hand touched the hem of his gown
She was there too, for that matter so were you
It was a once in a lifetime kind of sound
The voice of a girl
The Spirit of Christ
Wisdom that can only cause tears
I forget her name
But nobody's to blame
“I'm back for you love, don't you fear”
So we held to a hymn
When the breath touched bone
When I exhaled and then took to wing
Then she was not there, but I felt for her still
It was a joy only one Man could sing
I just laughed: “Let it ring, let it ring!”