Story Behind The Song
I lost some good friends along the way.
Song Description
A young woman struggling with her addiction and her faith.
| Song Length |
3:38 |
Genre |
Folk - Rock, Folk - Americana |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Troubled, Disconcerted |
Subject |
Philosophy, Addiction |
| Similar Artists |
Leonard Cohen, Lyle Lovett |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
She broke in to St. Michaels and kneeled before the cross
She was hoping for redemption, regain what she had lost
She had walked a road where everything was known
Knocked down by failed reason sinking like a stone
Faith was a stranger hanging on a cross
The tally done her every action had a cost
Like me and the Angel I had lost
Tears mixed with prayers, to wash down the bricks
She was rounding the rosary, guilt and fear just don't mix
With every lie the dragon wailed, a suffering soul and way too pale
Weighted down with darkened chains, only the pain remains
She had walked a road where everything was known
Knocked down by failed reason sinking like a stone
Faith was a stranger hanging on a cross
The tally done her every action had a cost
Like me and the Angel I had lost
We were hiding from the storm; we denied what was on the way
The needle dreams took her today no reason for a life she threw away
Every choice she made pushed her further down
The habit she wore just made her look the clown
Juggling prayers afraid of what judgment waits
A self -made leper patiently waiting by the gate
Like me and the Angel I had lost