Devil's Bargain

So you found your way out there to the edge of the world

Where the falcons fly but you're still pinned to the ground

So up the stony pathways like Moses before

To stand high on your mountain and look down on us all

They call this faith, they call it a devils bargain

Or just following on to the end

There's a thousand little tricks and games of control

And the withholding of love is the cruelest of all

People are like trees, they sway and they bend

But you stand like a rock and face into the wind

They call this faith...

And the closer to the sun, the colder and thinner the air becomes

But you were never scared of anything or anyone

You stand like a statue as the animals come

To take from your hand, to eat from your hand

There's a dusty old photograph I'll always recall

Maybe it's true what they say – it takes a piece of your soul

You were jumping from the bridge and falling into space

Looking back at the camera with that smile on your face

They call this faith...