The Embrace

I'm just a fallen angel sinking in the dust
Of my own disappointment and the loss of those I love
I can hear a voice calling asking me to atone
For a sensitive disposition, resistant heart alone
He was always self regarding absorbed by his fear
Too deaf to hear the warning, too blind to see the tears
And looking from a distance he fooled the world with charm
With a smile like the taste of honey
And a gaze that could make you cry

But love, oh love, love has its own healing
And love, oh love, love has its own grace
Yes love, my love, love has its own healing
And love, my love, love has its own grace

At the door the voice is knocking asking me to come in
Though I hoped that I was leaving once again to begin
In the end we failed each other our deep respect was lost
Replaced by bitter seething not mindful of the cost
And the stains of love do linger they pool in your embrace
Then they try again to enter the realm that lies beneath
Well my mind is full of sorrow for the things I didn't do
For being inattentive, not being there for you

But love, oh love, love has its own healing
And love, oh love, love has its own grace
Yes love, my love, love has its own healing
And love, my love, love has its own grace

Again the voice beckons searching for a way
To break through his resistance to touch his soul again
Remember those who loved you, remember their faith
And how you left that promise lying in the dirt
He was shocked into being as the silence made him feel
And inside his heart longed for comfort and embrace
Now I can hear their calling, now I can feel their love
I'm just a fallen angel sinking in the dust

But love, oh love, love has its own healing
And love, oh love, love has its own grace
Yes love, my love, love has its own healing
And love, my love, love has its own grace