At the Doorstep-Samuel Lockridge

[ti:At the Doorstep] [ar:Samuel Lockridge] [al:When I Rise] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]At the Doorstep (在门口) - Samuel Lockridge [00:00.78]Come down off that cross of yours [00:04.18] [00:06.33]Give us a king we can fight for [00:12.51] [00:16.36]Come down off your mountaintop [00:21.57] [00:22.27]Show us signs we can see and touch [00:28.34] [00:30.19]Son of god I think you owe us that much [00:36.37] [00:44.37]Have some tea to warm the chill [00:49.71]Of night out of your throat [00:54.83] [00:55.85]And sit here with me for a while [01:00.44] [01:05.29]You won't hear my voice booming down [01:11.59] [01:12.78]From the skies [01:16.24]But neither do you dream with your eyes [01:21.60] [01:26.34]You know not from whence it comes [01:31.40] [01:35.90]Or to where the wind is blowing [01:42.29] [01:46.43]But you feel it when its there [01:51.30] [01:54.11]Like fingers passing through your hair [02:00.38] [02:53.69]It was not you who turned this bread of life [03:00.51] [03:01.09]To ash in my mouth [03:04.39] [03:05.81]Only my fiery tongue [03:09.99] [03:13.38]You see my memory has a tendency to fail [03:21.80] [03:22.34]When I need most [03:25.66] [03:26.36]To render my heart unto thee [03:30.85] [03:35.81]Chamomile reminds me [03:41.12] [03:45.29]No philosopher-king with words can sing [03:51.95] [03:56.35]The song of the wild one's heart [04:00.92] [04:04.11]The one who sings [04:05.69]Tell me where were you [04:09.38]When the heavens birthed the earth from the womb [04:16.93]And the spring of life opened its mouth [04:22.12] [04:26.79]Don't forget your origins [04:32.18]My child my love my bride [04:37.49] [04:38.13]I know this just doesn't seem right [04:42.93] [04:46.81]Through the honeybees and apple trees [04:52.93] [04:58.06]The darkest nights and stormy seas [05:04.30] [05:07.90]Oh our papa is calling you home [05:12.80] [05:16.88]You don't have to keep starving alone