Lyrics for Love

all you need is love
is what they say
then they take, land a punch and walk away
you’re on the edge of your bed
staring into the air
if that was love, then I’ve surely had enough of that

then I see these words 15:13
love makes you die,
makes you lay down your life
more than words or a song,
it’s a tomb, then I walk out the room
i think we’ve traded gold for paper spoons

love is waiting
love is painting a picture when you’re blind
love is losing so you can find
the pearl, the seed, the tree, the son

take down the house I had
I’ll lay here in the ground with the love I’ve found
I’ll take the mud instead
I’ll take the mud instead

I sing when I’m wrong
it makes me strong
the broken glass can be held to see a light beyond
a light to see how my wounds have turned to river lines and flower scars

love is mending
love is a mother on her knees
love is crying so she can be
the sheep, the fish, the coin, the child

emmanuel
he came in a manger and he cried as well
emmanuel
he looked me in the eye and said I’m free
emmanuel
he showed me a picture I couldn’t see
he whispered in my ear:

take the seed you’ve found
build a different house
and wear your mud-streaked crown