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Genesis 30:3 (New Jerusalem Bible)
“So she said, ‘Here is my slave-girl, Bilhah. Sleep with her and let her give birth on my knees; through her, then, I too shall have children!’”
Inspired by the story of Rachel, Bilhah, and Jacob, Genesis 30:3 is a love song about a couple having a child together....
[Verse 1]
For several days the visitors were here
We saw them turned down and we watched them disappear
Talked about the days they’d said were sure to come
Had a hard time believing
I remember seeing you, my tongue struck dumb
When you first came here from wherever it was you came from
The power in your voice, your rough touch
You keeping care of me, keeping watch
[Chorus 1]
Open up the doors to the tent
Wonder where the good times went
I will do what you ask me to do
Because of how I feel about you
[Verse 2]
I saw his little face contract as his eyes met light
Try to imagine anything so bright
You only see it once then it steals into the dawn
And then it's gone forever
For several hours we lay there, last ones of our kind
Harder days coming maybe, I don't mind
Sounds kind of dumb when I say it, but it's true
I would do anything for you
[Chorus 2]
Open up the promise of the day
Drive the dark things away
I will do what you ask me to do
Because of how I feel about you
Genesis 30:3 was written by John Darnielle.
Genesis 30:3 was produced by Scott Solter.
The Mountain Goats released Genesis 30:3 on Tue Oct 06 2009.
(from a 2013 show in Amsterdam) “So the story in this song is from the Bible, and, um, one person wants to have another child, uh, with her husband, but she has grown too old. So she sends him – this is the one part of the story that, like, I consider it an extraordinarily sweet story except for the...