The Mirror House
Faixa 8
F7 I heard the blessing coming F I dressed my favorite son I covered him in goatskin A#m And taught him how to run I thought I helped the promise Cm F I thought I knew the way But when you lie for blessing D#m You teach your house to pay A#m What you grasp will grieve you C A#m What you hide will stay D#m A#m But the God of crooked people F A#m Can straighten what we made C He came into my country with a C F blessing but no name C F C And I knew just how to bargain and F A#m to play Jacob’s own game I gave him Leah first, let the morning testify F F C The man who dressed in goatskin met F D#m another kind of lie A#m What you grasp will grieve you C7 A#m What you hide will stay D#m A#m But the God of crooked people F A#m F# Can straighten what we made F We brought the robe to Jacob F# With the blood upon the thread F C We let our father mourn him A#m Though Joseph was not dead We learned the family language F# F We wore our father’s sin A#m C F The house was full of mirrors Fm D#m And we were trapped within A#m What you grasp will grieve you C A#m What you hide will stay D#m A#m But the God of crooked people F A#m Can straighten what we made F C A#m Bring us back to Bethel F A#m Past the masks in shame F A#m Break the hands that grasp F A#m C And give us a new name