Hole in the world,
I can hear dead loved-ones breathing,
Hole in the world,
Marble corridors and angels,
I've been looking for your holy face through a window draped in lace,
A vision of amazing grace.
A lump in the throat and a bush on fire,
Dove coming down from the sky,
An itch in the feet, and a helpless hunger. (inside, outside)
Hole in the world,
Here every tongue cries, "Christ is risen"
Hole in the world,
I see old enemies embracing,
Moonlight falling on the blistered glass,
Someone whispers, "Here at last"
That's when I saw your shadow pass.
A bump in the night, then an open border,
Bus ride over the moon,
A swim upstream in the living water. (inside, outside)
Hole in the world,
Mysteries and myths and wonders, (I've been looking for your holy face, through a window draped in lace)
Hole in the world,
Streets of gold and blood of martyrs, (moonlight falling on the blistered glass)
Lightning flashes 'cross a purple sky,
I strike the nail and watch you die,
I'm drowning in the tears I cry,
My heart is aching, and my legs are broken,
Waiting for the hand in the dark,
The table is set and the door is open. (inside, outside)
Hole in the world,
Hole in the world,
Hole in the world,
Hole in the world.
