Hosea's Wife Lyrics - Albertine - Brooke Fraser

I just spoke silence with the seeker next to me 

She had a heart with hesitant, halting speech 

That turned to mine and asked belligerently 

"What do I live for?" 

I see the scars of searches everywhere I go 

From hearts to wars to literature to radio 

There's a question like a shame no one will show 

"What do I live for?" 

We are Hosea's wife 

We are squandering this life 

Using people like ladders and words like knives 

[Chorus] 

If we've eyes to see 

If we've ears to hear 

To find it in our hearts and mouths 

The word that saves is near 

Shed that shallow skin 

Come and live again 

Leave all you were before 

To believe is to begin 

There is truth in little corners of our lives 

There are hints of it in songs and children's eyes 

It's familiar, like an ancient lullaby 

What do I live for? 

We are Hosea's wife 

We are squandering this life 

Using bodies like money and truth like lies 

[Chorus] 

We are more than dust 

That means something 

That means something 

We are more than just 

Blood and emotions 

Inklings and notions 

Atoms on oceans