I've been k**ed, I really have Softly shot by your magic hand And the shimmering lights, glorious nights in the garden I've been blind, yes I have But something's changed and I understand What gentelness means in the garden No, it's not a secret that my heart had been buried, unfound To the silence, to the dust Into the sad and sorry ground The garden of love, the garden of love gave me sorrow The sinners and the saints All they ever gave me were heartbrakes, babe The Garden of Love, the Garden of Love left me hollow The beggars and the fakes All they ever gave me were heartaches, babe And now you're here to save me Can I be saved? I've been sad and so confused That I've started wars just to feel abused Scared of happiness, proud like a soldier Now I'm lost without my shield I've left all my arms on the battlefield Through these rusty rhymes I plead, come to me No, it's not a secret that my heart had me buried, unfound To the silence, to the dust, into the sad and sorry ground The Garden of Love, the Garden of Love gave me sorrow The sinners and the saints All they ever gave me were heartbrakes, babe The Garden of Love, the Garden of Love left me hollow The beggars and the fakes All they ever gave me were heartaches, maybe now you're here to save me Fruits of the tree in the midst of the garden You shall not take it and you shall not pick it God only knows that the day you will take it Your eyes will be opened, your hearts will be poisoned Take me, guide me, let me softly lie in your garden Hold me, free me, never let me leave you