Jacob and the Angel

The angel came to Jacob

The room began to glow

Jacob asked the angel

"Are you friend or are you foe?"

The angel never answered

Smote him on the thigh

They wrestled through the darkness

'Til morning filled the sky

This thing between us has wings, it has teeth

It has got horns and feathers and sinews beneath

Angel or demon, to the truth I am bound

And so this thing between us must be wrestled down

Jacob held on to the angel

Who turned to fly and to flee

He said, "I must have your blessing

Before I let you leave me"

Angel never answered

But smote him on the thigh

They wrestled through the darkness

'Til morning filled the sky

And in the light

He knew his other name

As he struggled and surrendered

To the next part of the game

This thing between us has wings, it has teeth

It has got horns and feathers and sinews beneath

Angel or demon, to the truth I am bound

And so this thing between us must be wrestled down

This thing between us has wings, it has teeth

Has got horns and feathers and sinews beneath

Angel or demon, to the truth I am bound

So this thing between us must be wrestled down