XXXIV: The things that I do

I make my breakfast.
I eat my breakfast.
I wash the dishes.
These are the things that I do –

And I do them with You.

I put my shoes on.
I go out.
I come back.
I take my shoes off.
These are the things that I do –

And I do them with You.

I sit down.
I close my eyes.
I ponder.
I yawn.
These are the things that I do –

And I do them with You.

XVIII: Looking for love

I looked for love everywhere.

I looked upstairs.
I looked behind the fridge.
I looked inside my pencil case
And underneath the bridge.
But it wasn’t there.

I looked for love – everywhere.

I looked under my pillow.
I looked inside my car.
I even looked up a girl’s skirt
And down her bra.
But it wasn’t there.

I looked for love – everywhere.

I searched through my drawers.
I combed through the grass.
I checked under my finger nails
During French class.
But it wasn’t there.

I looked for love – everywhere.

It wasn’t in England.
It wasn’t across the sea.
It wasn’t in the sky.
I found it in –
Me.

VII: So you think you're a sinner?

You think you're sinful? Huh! That's nothing.
I'm more sinful than you.

You don't speak to your neighbour?
So what? I might be nice to mine, but really
I resent him, I envy him, I hate his guts.
I want to be just like him and have his life.
If it wasn't for God, I wouldn't even smile at him.

You think you're sinful? Huh! That's nothing.
I'm more sinful than you.

You lie and manipulate to be successful?
Is that the best you can do? I might never lie,
But I always want to get my own way.
I want to crush anyone who stands in my path.
If it wasn't for God, I wouldn't be so kind.

You think you're sinful? Huh! That's nothing.
I'm more sinful than you.

You stole a bicycle from a small child?
You're an angel next to me! I might never steal,
But I dream at night of power and wealth.
I want to make people notice me and see how great I am.
If it wasn't for God, I wouldn't seem so humble.

You think you're sinful? Huh! That's nothing.
I'm more sinful than you.

You cheated on your wife? With three different women?
And you think that's bad? I might never cheat on mine,
But I have wild, unspeakable fantasies. I want to be in control
And have whoever I desire for myself.
If it wasn't for God, I wouldn't seem so loyal.

You think you're sinful? Huh! That's nothing.
I'm more sinful than you.

You killed your brother? And your friend got
Imprisoned for it? Actually, that is pretty bad,
I've never wanted to do that. But on Good Friday,
I get together with a bunch of other weirdos and
Bay for Christ's blood. Have you ever done that?
If you really want to be a sinner, you should try it.

You think you're sinful? Huh! That's nothing.
I might never have sinned, but I'm more sinful than you.

V: My One and Only

Do not be shy, O my turtle dove,
For I shall treat you well.
Your face shines more brightly than God above,
Of your beauty no tongue can tell.

Look on my features, created for you,
And your body, fitted to mine.
Our love is so perfect, we need nought else.
We exist outside of time.

O Love, O Love,
Come quickly, come,
And I’ll lay you beside me
Right under the Sun.

Cast off your family, abandon your home
And never go back there again.
For the past is no longer needed, my dear,
It will only cause you pain.

Do not be uncertain, my angel of light,
For I shall provide all you need.
Your doubts will pass once under the covers
Our bodies true love have decreed.

O Love, O Love,
Come quickly, come,
And I’ll lay you beside me
Right under the Sun.

Your skin so soft, your flesh so firm,
I hardly know where I am.
I can’t be responsible for everything, love,
I’m only a mortal man.

Please don’t be angry, do not cry out,
Do not forsake me now.
No I can’t! I still love you – of course I do,
I shall figure out a way how.

O Love, O Love,
Come quickly, come,
And I’ll lay you beside me
Right under the Sun.

It cannot be that I have done wrong.
All I did was to be in love.
Love is so great it cannot be ignored.
I still want you, my turtle dove!

Where are you going to? Where, O where?
I thought you loved me too.
I thought I was your all, your best.
Am I not enough for you?

O Love, O Love,
Come quickly, come,
And I’ll lay you beside me
Right under the Sun.

Now I am alone. My soul is dry.
My judgment no longer seems best.
I thought I knew how the world turned,
I thought I was not like the rest.

O where are you now, my one and only?
My love is reserved for you.
Come to me quickly, wash me clean,
And make me a man anew.

O Lord, O Lord,
Come quickly, come,
And I’ll lay down before you
Right under the Son.