Sleeperhold

I was there

I heard the crackling of the palms

I came upstairs

Had the curtains drawn

This is my body

Keep your stomachs full

This is my blood

Let's get drunk on soul

Got me in a sleeper hold

And you won't let me go

Blessed are those who have no clothes

Sunlight is their fashion

Blessed is he who sleeps on the streets

For his roof is the sheltering sky

And blessed be the broken one

For whom grace daily unfolds

Got me in a sleeper hold

And you won't let me go

I was dropped down on a dirt-brown field

I watched the sunrise over me

I wanted the heavens to open like a saloon door

But all I heard was a cock crow

"What have I done?" I cried inside

And my spine turned ice cold

Got me in a sleeper hold

And you won't let me go

I'm tapping out

I'm tapping out

I'm tapping out

'Cause it's all too beautiful

I'm blacking out

I'm blacking out

I'm blacking out

But I don't want to go

I'm blacking out

But I don't want to go