Novena

I am the upturned stone
I am the wounded gull
I am the gardener, the prostitute
I am the palace and the grave

I am the knife in the hand of Cain
I am the sacred and profane
And I will never love again
After Bastille Day

I’m such a long way from anywhere
It’s been such a long time coming
I see my happiness in your eyes
My happiness in your eyes
My happiness in your eyes

I am the mist on the horizon
I am the two small ravens
I am a holy day of obligation
I am the past that you can’t outrun

I am the Church of the Four Beauties
Every country you invade
I am the heatwave burning the bouquet
I am the blood on the parade

I’m such a long way from anywhere
It’s been such a long time coming
I see my happiness in your eyes
My happiness in your eyes
My happiness in your eyes

I met you at the Fountain of the Three Graces
We scattered the ashes in the Phoenix Park

I’m such a long way from anywhere
It’s been such a long time coming
I see my happiness in your eyes
My happiness in your eyes
My happiness in your eyes