Mission Songtext
von Joe Henry

I knew you in the winter, both strange to my perception
The quiet blinding storm had fell to love′s bright insurrection
There were steps to follow, there were many disappearing
With words that failed to reckon with a silence beyond fearing

But here we stand with nothing
Growing up to stand between us
The shadow passing over without ever having seen us
For a time


I saw you walking slowly, the door swinging like confessions
From the moon in every story where God lives in all directions
There were ghosts to follow, there were many of them singing
And words that failed to mention, this a song without an ending

And here we stand with nothing
Growing up to stand between us
A shadow passing over without ever having seen us
For a time

Are we alone believing in a time to rival this one
Where given now they're building from the ruins of the mission
There were threads to follow, there were many strung together
That tangle now defining every change in all the weather


And here we standing with nothing
Growing up to stand between us
The shadow passing over without ever having seen us
For a time