Beyond the Veil

The fibre of this life is paper thin
A spider's web can be torn
By a shift in the wind
And the mirror pool is shattered
When you toss a pebble in
Hey, yeah

And I'm not afraid
To admit that I'm afraid
Bewildered by the great
And the terrible way we're made
Oh, that my eyes
Could shed these scales
I can almost make out
The shape of a face
Just beyond the veil

Questions crowd my heart
And will not pass
My prayers are lost in silence
And the sky is like brass
But I'll stay on my knees
Until my answer comes at last

And I'm not afraid
To admit that I'm afraid
Bewildered by the great
And the terrible way we're made
Oh, that my eyes
Could shed these scales
I can almost make out
The shape of a face
Just beyond the veil

Closer to the flame
We drink our cup of pain
And it burns us to the bone
In the fire we find a strength
Greater than our own
Than our own

And I'm not afraid
To admit that I'm afraid
I'm bewildered by the great
And the terrible way we're made
Oh, that my eyes
Could shed these scales
I can almost make out
The shape of a face
Just beyond the veil

Oh, yeah, shape of a face
Ooh, oh, just beyond the veil
Oh, now, the shape of a face
Shape of a face
Just beyond the veil, yeah, yeah
Oh, oh, just beyond the veil, yeah
Shape of a face
It's the shape of a face
Just beyond the veil, yeah, yeah
Ooh-ooh, just beyond the veil
Yeah, yeah, shape of the face
Yeah, just beyond the veil...