I just spoke silence with the seeker next to me

She had a heart with hesitant, halting speech

That turned to mine and asked belligerently:

"What do I live for?"

I see the scars of searches everywhere I go

From hearts to wars to literature to radio

There’s a question like shame no one will show:

"What do I live for?"

We are Hosea’s wife

We are squandering this life

Using people like ladders

and words like knives

If we’ve eyes to see

If we’ve ears to hear

To find it in our hearts and mouths,

the word that saves is near

Shed that shallows skin

Come and live again

Leave all you were

To believe is to begin

There’s truth in little corners of our lives

There are hints of it in songs and childrens eyes

It’s familiar, like an ancient lullaby

What do i live for?

We are Hosea’s wife

We are squandering this life

Using bodies like money and truth like lives

If we’ve eyes to see

If we’ve ears to hear

To find it in our hearts and mouths,

the word that saves is near

Shed that shallows skin

Come and live again

Leave all you were

To believe is to begin

We are more than dust

That means something

We are more than blood and emotions,

We are Hosea’s wife

We are squandering this life

Using people like ladders

and words like knives

If we’ve eyes to see

If we’ve ears to hear

To find it in our hearts and mouths,

the word that saves is near

Shed that shallows skin

Come and live again

Leave all you were

To believe is to begin

If we’ve eyes to see

If we’ve ears to hear

To find it in our hearts and mouths,

the word that saves is near

Shed that shallows skin

Come and live again

Leave all you were

To believe is to begin

To believe is to begin

Brooke Frase-Hosea’s Wife

Album:Alb