Matisyahu - Aish tamid - live album version lyrics

The place lays phased like a warrior slayed Engraved into the space with his sword still raised Layers of charcoal sprayed through hallways Praise relays off the walls echoin' always Dirt covered earth lays beneath my rib cage Givin' birth to overgrowth invadin' on to path ways Burnt out trees cover streets where children once played Sown seeds decay through sacred steppin' stones in disarray Where the alter used to be placed Interchanged for bloodstains Sunrays illuminate smoke filled haze Trace of incense, scents of sacrifice stayed Aish Tamid eternally, fire burns continuously Wondering where you've been, won't you come on home to me? Aish Tamid eternally, a fire burns continuously Wondering where you've been, won't you, won't you come to me? Flashback, patches of gra** growin' wild in fact Cracked walls burnt black like a kingdom sacked Memories like artifacts attacked yet still intact Melodies wrapped in gla** shatter with the impact Air interminglin', ringin' with the singin' Of songs once sung, flung, hung into the rafters Catastrophe struck, the sound stuck, disaster plastered The aftermath a blasted buildin' still standin' Like a starved man fasting the skies expandin' Clouds pa**in', dust particles dancin' in broken bars of light Streamin' from a shaft slashed into the ceilin' Shh, you could feel the ground breathin' Aish Tamid eternally, fire burns continuously Wondering where you've been, won't you come on home to me? Aish Tamid eternally, a fire burns continuously Wondering where you've been, won't you, won't you come to me? Daughter of Zion is lyin' cryin' in the mist Mornin' light slips in siftin' through the darkness Like a mornin' wife reminisce Having visions of her long gone prince Memory drips, rain drops tip Towin' emptiness Intermixed with tears Like fears left unfixed Walls worn thin, frozen fortress Like dawn waitin' for a day that got skipped Like a life gone wrong wanderin' wilderness Lovesick stripped abyss [Incomprehensible] once luscious Aish Tamid eternally, fire burns continuously Wondering where you've been, won't you come on home to me? Aish Tamid eternally, a fire burns continuously Wondering where you've been, won't you, won't you come to me? Paint the scene, so you can see city pickin' up speed On a bench 14th street, taxis streamin' yellow streaks Spears piercing through my ears, you could hear the traffic speak Jack hammers drill smackin' through the sizzling concrete Windowsills spilling tangled telephone wires Signs sparking neon lights flashin' like wildfire My insides rise, I start to feel paralyzed Let out a sigh, a melody blew by like an ancient war cry Sunlight hit the trees, it really caught my eye Glistenin', listenin' to the breeze Dancin' through the trees, freeze The city goes in slow motion like a dream I'm left empty like a temple turned into a fox den Bus fumes drippin', spittin' into city summer sun Siftin' through the ash Dimly lit vision listenin' To the hiss liftin' off a nighttime ocean Shim, shim, shimmerin', singein' hair on my skin Whispering where ya been? Glim, glim, glimmerin' From amidst the darkness set sail with the softness Breeze travelin' across the seas arisen from within Mt. Zion Wind comin' in, pickin' up momentum Cuttin' crisply through the darkness ridin' on a rhythm A rollercoaster sizzlin' Twistin' down the mountain Rippin' rocket ship explodin' like a fountain Overflowin', spillin' through the courtyard of Jerusalem Uncoverin' debris, liftin' up the fallen arisen within' To reach the yiddin Even in Manhattan, exposed Menorah Glowin' in the shadows of destruction Trailblazin' through affliction Brushin' off the branches Golden standin' strong, flames dancin' Like a lion roarin', risin' out of nothin'