Born Again (July 1991)

Take the beggar's hand and let him pray to empty gods who made his world this way
Take his broken cross and learn to feel
It's your world now
Nothing else is real
I've waited years for this
To cast myself away and to be born again
Every day

I want you in my garden dancing naked in the rain
I want you here to drown the fear I never could contain
Your lips on mine
Your hands in mine
Our bodies clean and free to share the passion you could share with anyone but me
I've waited years for this
To cast myself away and to be born again
Every day

We're no longer men
We're mechanisms
Parts in the same human machine
And maybe one day you'll come and save us
Teach us how to live
Teach us how to dream

You noticed I was crying when you sat down next to me
I almost ran away from you and your worn-out memory
"Thank me when we both wake up," you said (and I gave in)
We lay together and said goodbye and let our lives begin
I've waited years for this
To cast myself away and to be born again
Every day