Wild Gods

Blow, howling wind, beat on, fragile heart
Opening your eyes won't tear us apart
This was the year our fathers fell down
All that we once held lay broke upon the ground
And the crowds, they disappeared, the scaffold removed
The circle was drawn around me and you

Oh, wild gods, don't hide
No more from me, don't hide
Oh, wild gods, don't hide
No more from me, don't hide
Welcome to the after time

So a child learns to walk, and learns wrong from right
You hold his little hand, you sing to her at night
Then year folds into year, and pretty soon they're off
Did the best you could, you hope it was enough
'Cause in the end, the tide will wash that castle clean
The smooth patch of sand is more than what it seems

Oh, wild gods, don't hide
No more from me, don't hide
Oh, wild gods, don't hide
No more from me, don't hide
Welcome to the after time

And so, all the masks come off, what now do we believe?
A man is just a man, just trying to breathe
With all our different fears and all our different fights
And all the time we waste in this our only life
So beat on, fragile heart and blow, howling wind
'Cause every moment, dear, a new world begins

Oh, wild gods, don't hide
No more from me, don't hide
Oh, wild gods, don't hide
No more from me, don't hide
Welcome to the after time

Welcome to the after time