La Croix

[Verse 1]
With a frown, the sun looks down
An eagle resting on his crown
Whose killing eyes spy a cross
Stained with blood and green with moss

[Verse 2]
For the hand of God I look to see
But there is no hand for me to see
Just the dust of skull and bones
Crumbs upon a lonely throne

[Verse 3]
Even Odin, who hung upon a tree
Who gave an eye so that he would see
But he's not looking anymore
For there is nothing here to look for

[Verse 4]
And like the Jew that Christ did curse
Shal I wander alone across this Earth?
And by the four winds shall I be blown?
With no land left to call my home?

[Verse 5]
The hilt of the sword becomes a cross
That we draw the gain or loss
To give our death and victory
Her bloody pen that scribes our history

[Verse 6]
The things we do, the things we say
The cross looks down on our days
The blade of a sword we would kneel before
Be we rich or be we poor

[Verse 7]
For I see Europa on a cross
With dollar nails and a crown of dross
With serpents tearing at her eyes
And a womb that has long since died

[Verse 8]
Our lady of the knives
In a cathedral she does hide
Beneath a halo of falling swords
With a sigh she cleans her claws

[Verse 9]
In a forest deep in France
Cider leaves sway and dance
A deserted chateau holds a cross
That one day someday will drop

[Verse 10]
And on that day will we all die
Will angels come and close our eyes?
Will lovers kiss and wave goodbye?
And join the dance of tide and scythe?

[Chorus]
Beneath a cross by a lake
A nobleman who waits
Alone with his virtues, alone with his sins
If you pass by — pray for him

[Refrain]
If you pass by — pray for him
If you pass by — pray for him

[Chorus]
Beneath a cross by a lake
A nobleman who waits
Alone with his virtues, alone with his sins
If you pass by — pray for him

[Refrain]
If you pass by — pray for him
If you pass by — pray for him
If you pass by — pray for him
If you pass by — pray for him

[Outro]
Bring him the old, bring him the new
Bring him the false, bring him the true
Bring him the old, bring him the new
Bring him the false, bring him the true
Bring him the old, bring him the new
Bring him the false, bring him the true
Bring him the old, bring him the new
Bring him the false, bring him the true
Bring him the old, bring him the new
Bring him the false, bring him the true
Bring him the old, bring him the new
Bring him the false, bring him the true
Bring him the old, bring him the new
Bring him the false, bring him the true
Bring him the old, bring him the new
Bring him the false, bring him the true
Bring him the old, bring him the new
Bring him the false, bring him the true
Bring him the old, bring him the new
Bring him the false, bring him the true