The Time Being
The Church · Other Songs - The Church
Every day as you notice the sun slips away
A strange turbulence fills the air
Gargoyles and winged monkeys descend into the city
Teeth are bared, their claws outstretched
Down in the pit, I sense the unforgiving night
Rain down on the overworld and its souls' unrest
As the temptation fades out
You jerk back into yourself as if falling from a dream
Down comes the rain
Hot clear rain
Washing away our sins
Washing away the statues of Sharon Stone
Erosion of my solitude begins its race
And worms finally penetrating the warmth of my hiding place
Slithering in the blackness, all their coldness repels me
I use a .45 to give them some stick
Lightning and thunder cause the walls to shake
And someone searching through the debris
For the photograph of his wife, oh I want life
I want it now and forever, I want to rise up out of this chamber
And clamber into the sky
A strange turbulence fills the air
Gargoyles and winged monkeys descend into the city
Teeth are bared, their claws outstretched
Down in the pit, I sense the unforgiving night
Rain down on the overworld and its souls' unrest
As the temptation fades out
You jerk back into yourself as if falling from a dream
Down comes the rain
Hot clear rain
Washing away our sins
Washing away the statues of Sharon Stone
Erosion of my solitude begins its race
And worms finally penetrating the warmth of my hiding place
Slithering in the blackness, all their coldness repels me
I use a .45 to give them some stick
Lightning and thunder cause the walls to shake
And someone searching through the debris
For the photograph of his wife, oh I want life
I want it now and forever, I want to rise up out of this chamber
And clamber into the sky