Look At Me - The Waiting
Golden bars of sunlight come sneaking through the shutters
Laying stripes on my back, like a zebra
Sweaty fingers turning pages, and clinging to the bed
Like it's a bride and I never want to leave her
Paul calls me a saint and the mattress shakes with laughter
And the sheets let out a chuckle while pillow holds one in
I don't believe a word I read, but the man is so convincing
Says You're calling me a winner of a game I never win
But with every word I read I feel your eyes upon me
And I don't mind at all
I love the way You look at me, the way You steer Your eyes
To see the bride beneath this harlot's skin, the virtue underneath the sin
I love the way You look at me, when You lift the veil and You repeat Your vow
Get up to the shower, wash, and scrub, and scour every part
As if if a cleaner man could better bear the shame
Now, I move out into the sunlight, a frightened fool
There's reason for my fright, for I'm a messenger who's forgetting why he came
But with every step I take I feel Your eyes are on me
And I don't mind at all
I love the way You look at me, the way You steer Your eyes
To see the bride beneath this harlot's skin, the virtue underneath the sin
I love the way You look at me, when You lift the veil and You repeat Your vow
For when You look at me, You see every drop of blood You spent
Like the color that comes creeping to my face
It is such sweet embarrassment to see the dowry that You paid for my cold embrace
But I'll never, never, never let you go because...
I love the way You look at me, the way You steer Your eyes
To see the bride beneath this harlot's skin, the virtue underneath the sin
I love the way You look at me, when You lift the veil and You repeat Your vow
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This song has been getting a lot of play by me. I wish I would have listened to this cd earlier, I picked it up in one of my mass cd purchases a few months ago (read as:"impulse buyer"). So I have been digging on it. The lyrics are great... and I can totally feel them.
-Tim
Laying stripes on my back, like a zebra
Sweaty fingers turning pages, and clinging to the bed
Like it's a bride and I never want to leave her
Paul calls me a saint and the mattress shakes with laughter
And the sheets let out a chuckle while pillow holds one in
I don't believe a word I read, but the man is so convincing
Says You're calling me a winner of a game I never win
But with every word I read I feel your eyes upon me
And I don't mind at all
I love the way You look at me, the way You steer Your eyes
To see the bride beneath this harlot's skin, the virtue underneath the sin
I love the way You look at me, when You lift the veil and You repeat Your vow
Get up to the shower, wash, and scrub, and scour every part
As if if a cleaner man could better bear the shame
Now, I move out into the sunlight, a frightened fool
There's reason for my fright, for I'm a messenger who's forgetting why he came
But with every step I take I feel Your eyes are on me
And I don't mind at all
I love the way You look at me, the way You steer Your eyes
To see the bride beneath this harlot's skin, the virtue underneath the sin
I love the way You look at me, when You lift the veil and You repeat Your vow
For when You look at me, You see every drop of blood You spent
Like the color that comes creeping to my face
It is such sweet embarrassment to see the dowry that You paid for my cold embrace
But I'll never, never, never let you go because...
I love the way You look at me, the way You steer Your eyes
To see the bride beneath this harlot's skin, the virtue underneath the sin
I love the way You look at me, when You lift the veil and You repeat Your vow
----
This song has been getting a lot of play by me. I wish I would have listened to this cd earlier, I picked it up in one of my mass cd purchases a few months ago (read as:"impulse buyer"). So I have been digging on it. The lyrics are great... and I can totally feel them.
-Tim