I said, “Father change my name”
The one I’m using now it’s covered up
With fear and filth and cowardice and shame
Lover, lover, lover, lover
Come back to me
I meant it as a kind of trial
You can use it for a weapon
Or to make some woman smile”
“Please let me start again
I want a face that’s fair this time
I want a spirit that is calm”
“I never walked away
It was you who built the temple
it was you who covered up my face”
May it rise up pure and free
May it be a shield for you
A shield against the enemy