The Mirror House
Faixa 8
I heard the blessing coming I dressed my favorite son I covered him in goatskin And taught him how to run
I thought I helped the promise I thought I knew the way But when you lie for blessing You teach your house to pay
What you grasp will grieve you What you hide will stay But the God of crooked people Can straighten what we made
He came into my country with a blessing but no name And I knew just how to bargain and to play Jacob’s own game I gave him Leah first, let the morning testify The man who dressed in goatskin met another kind of lie
What you grasp will grieve you What you hide will stay But the God of crooked people Can straighten what we made
We brought the robe to Jacob With the blood upon the thread We let our father mourn him Though Joseph was not dead
We learned the family language We wore our father’s sin The house was full of mirrors And we were trapped within
What you grasp will grieve you What you hide will stay But the God of crooked people Can straighten what we made
Bring us back to Bethel Past the masks in shame Break the hands that grasp And give us a new name