Taste and See
Oh my dear God
Take all my fears
Those moments of panic
When nobody hears
When nobody sees
My cries and my shame
The pleas in the night
The tears on my face
'Cause I fell asleep
And want to awake
Don't let me bow to them
Send them away
I see you walking far away
As whirling winds twist through your hair
With smiling voice you call my name
Heart leaping within me I answer your dare
A cry of alarm! My friends see the harm
The danger of leaving their side without thought
My feet hit the ground, I don't hear the sound
By the fierce falling rain it's all swallowed up
I can't break away from the look in your eyes
You tell me, without a word, I'll be alright
Unable to help it I laugh at the sky
Your undeserved friendship is all my delight
Flapping clothes pull me, jeering at the mystery
I feel something cold start to lap at my soul
I break from your gaze, I'm not how I used to be
You reach out your hand, but I'm sinking below
Oh my dear God
I shouldn't be here
Why did I leave
The safety of friends?
Why did you call me
To lead me to death?
Where is my footing?
I want it to end
Your touch is like fire
It's flooding my veins
Jerking me back from
The shadows I've made
My head breaks the surface
Did I really forget
Your hand was still outstretched?
That you never left?
The storm is still here, the chill clings to me
But shiv'ring I stand with you on my two feet
I don't know what comes, but I know what goes
I give up the right to change how the wind blows
Rejection, deception, delightful confections
Of intoxication, scandal, and temptations
Marital strife with no clear end in sight
Thinking that two wrongs just might make a right
Moments of weakness that stretch into days
The world can turn, and in so many ways
Confusion, abuse and illusions of grandeur
The grand masquerade, we pretend that we're all pure
Heartbreakers, users, thieves that don't believe they're wrong
Liars, pillagers, tyrants of a desperate throng
Quiet...
In the midst of the storm, there is always a song
Because these are the waters that You walk upon
-Daniel Escobedo
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