You make yourself a prisoner of me You blind yourself so you don't have to see You turn your life to a power above And make yourself a hostage of love
You turn from me, you turn from the strain Devote yourself to the power again Distance yourself from all, that we vow You broke the rules, your my hostage now
I am a sinner I am a saint I am a devil I am the ghost at the wake I feed the swell and pull Of your tears as they break I am the limit of The load you can take
You are the pulley And I am the winch I am salvation Am your herald of sin I take you beyond Your limits of trust Ransom yourself Hostage of love
You say you have been born again Since you slept there in that liar's den, You cannot be saved You gave your innocence away
I've turned my cheek And I've suffered the blow The truth of my story Is widely unknown Words of derision I have Swallowed with a smile For telling my story I have been crucified
Now like a madman I give my laurels to you And like a hero Forsake my trophies for you Though a disciple of this devil That is in our blood Am I not also Your hostage of love?
You say you have been born again Since you slept there in that liar's den, You cannot be saved You gave your innocence away
You say You've got to live alone Though it hurts, You'll make it on your own You cannot be saved You gave your innocence away