Sacrament

Nobody told me that this was my body I never believed it was mine The bride and the virgin The child at the church Seeking something like permanence Somebody sold me this was not my body I never believed it was mine The servant, the daughter Awaits at the slaughterhouse Ten for your tokens and signs But... Ohhhh, today I touched my skin And sank into the earth My blood turned into wine My death became my birth The sacred science Uncomfortable silence The solemn unsettling vow The servant, the daughter Awaits at the altar They will veil their faces now The roots and the water The fire and the lover The song and the sight and the crown The seeker, the waking The self-revelating The veil is untethering now Ohhhh, today I touched my skin And sank into the earth My blood turned into wine My death became my birth I Am... the sovereign of my hidden and revealed parts I Am... possessor of my flesh I Am... the savior of my beaten and abused heart I Am... Forever and Amen (Forever and ever Amen) Health in the navel Bones and the marrow Strength in the sinew Power, the power, the power Health in the navel Bones and the marrow Strength in the loins Power, the power, the... Ohhhh, today I touched my skin And sank into the earth My blood turned into wine My death became my birth Ohhhh, today I touched myself And felt the firmament My blood turned into wine My sweeter sacrament