Hang on, believe Theres nothing up my sleeve Ive got no magic tricks to save the day Put down the gun Youre not helping anyone And im not about to run or back away Dont walk the fence Then come to my defense I dont need fair weather kinds of friends around So watch and pray As a traitors kiss betrays And rest your feet of clay on shaky ground Chorus And look me in the face, at least whats left of it Tell me you still love me just a little bit Or nail me down, break the skin Hard enough to do me in But dont leave me hanging Dying and dangling Twisting in the wind Here, touch my side Let doubt be crucified Nailed with your wounded pride To loves grim altar Here, taste my flesh My bloody humanness I am no phantom guest No skinless martyr So taste and feel Theres nothing to conceal You always knew the deal Was sacrifice Stand up, be strong When all youve got is gone I left the light turned on in paradise Chorus And when the walls cave in And the curtains torn asunder Youll know were near the end Youll hear me in the thunder And when the sun grows dim This will be your sign and wonder That soon well meet again Just like we did last summer
humanness, skinless, taste, betrays, dangling