The Thieves Lyrics - Weapons

At my heels a stone 

At my head green turf 

Here I stake my home 

Beneath the earth 

It's a cold sunrise 

As you shield your eyes 

From the story's end: the young man dies 

And you can't hold on no you don't belong 

The life of love we lived in death is gone 

When I passed that door I passed alone 

Here I am simple, blind flesh and bone 

Like a darkened dream I sense my soul 

In a spark of pain freed from below 

Like a pollen scent on winds I'm flown 

To places faces I've never seen or known 

And memories wheel, memories flow 

Like trails of blood on pure white snow 

Here I eat the fruit my life has sown 

A thousand streaming visions blown 

[Hook: Jem] 

When light has left the day 

They come and take away 

Like predator to prey 

The thieves 

No peace until they lay 

The hunt is underway 

Like predator to prey 

The thieves 

In a field of stones I see my home 

As if these eyes of mine were still my own 

Can't break the secret that's in you soul 

Don't understand the meaning of the bond we hold 

Through lifetimes, centuries 

Trough epochs, blind destinies 

Over raging waves of human history 

For best and worst, for love, hate, passion, greed 

Entwined like vines sprung from one seed 

Enchanted in mind to multiply and breed 

Now dead but living, now waking seems 

To hold more substance than a dream 

Slung down to darkness where the mothers scream 

Placentas churn and the foetus feed 

Wrapped round a bleeding spinal tree 

A pumping heart begins to breathe 

[Hook: Jem] 

When light has left the day 

They come and take away 

Like predator to prey 

The thieves 

No peace until they lay 

The hunt is underway 

Like predator to prey 

The thieves 

And now I break this human mould 

My spirit sours into a hole 

A tunnel leads to silver glows 

Bright lights upon a winding road 

And I can't believe I didn't know 

My mind was blind my heart was cold 

If I live again I promise this 

I'll live to find again this bliss 

[Hook: Jem] 

When light has left the day 

They come and take away 

Like predator to prey 

The thieves 

No peace until they lay 

The hunt is underway 

Like predator to prey 

The thieves 

[Verse 4: Jem] 

They will not hesitate 

Stolen before you wake 

The arbiters of fate 

The thieves 

No sanctuary to take 

No vows for them to break 

Stolen before you wake 

The thieves 

Get on my knees and pray 

Pray they won't come my way 

I want to live today 

The thieves