Novena

I am the upturned stone,
I am the wounded gull,
I am the gardener, the prostitute,
I am the palace and the grave.

I am the knife in the hand of Cain,
I am the sacred and profane
And I will never love again,
After Bastille Day.

I'm such a long way from anywhere,
It's been such a long time coming,
I see my happiness in your eyes,
My happiness in your eyes,
My happiness in your eyes.

I am the mist on the horizon,
I am the two small ravens,
I am a holy day of obligation,
I am the past that you can't outrun.

I am the Church of the Four Beauties,
Every country that you invade,
I am the heatwave burning the bouquet,
I am the blood on the parade.

I'm such a long way from anywhere,
It's been such a long time coming,
I see my happiness in your eyes,
My happiness in your eyes,
My happiness in your eyes.

I met you at the Fountain of the Three Graces,
We scattered the ashes in the Phoenix Park.

I'm such a long way from anywhere,
It's been such a long time coming,
I see my happiness in your eyes,
My happiness in your eyes,
My happiness in your eyes.