Hymn for the Exiled

Lyrics

[Verse 1] One, two, three, four, five, six, seven The word came down to him from heaven And naked as an animal he knew Everything of flesh and bone He could call it all his own If he could name it, he could lay claim to it too [Verse 2] But after all the word was spoken You sent him out into the open All alone to make his broken promise whole again Eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve Did you see how far he fell Did you watch him covering his body in his shame? [Chorus] And wanting you near him Though you couldn't hear him while he was falling down With your name in his mouth [Verse 3] A thousand thousand years pass through me Stoned on loneliness and movies Where people make their love in foreign tongues Every family locks their door Every man in uniform Reminds me of the body of my own one [Verse 4] I knew you before I met you I've forgotten why I left you All I wanna do is get back in, to your good grace Call you by your hundred names 'Til it makes you mine again 'Til I get my will back in this godforsaken place [Chorus] I want you near me And I know you can't hear me now but I'm falling down Your name, I want you near me I wish you could hear me now while I'm falling down With your name in my mouth