Prayer For Beauty

Say a prayer for beauty
They keep coming to take her apart
So many ways I've tried to say it
Oh my life oh my gods oh my heart

Say a prayer for beauty
Like a ghost at the edge of the world
She runs out in her stockings
As invisible cities they burn

Say a prayer for beauty
That she's holding your hand even when you can't see her
I think mercy waits to take your hand
At least til you can admit that you need her
Well I need her

And in my hour of darkness
When I need you and find you so faraway
And it all seems without purpose
Anything you could dream or could say
Just say a prayer for beauty
That she's holding your hand even when you can't see her
Cause I think mercy waits to take your hand
At least til you can admit that you need her
Well I need her
The edge
She's out on the edge
She's out on the edge of the water
Say a prayer for beauty
She's out on the edge
She's out on the edge
Forgive her
Say a prayer for beauty