IntroAm
O God of earth and altar
GAm
Bow down and hear our cry
Our earthly rulers falter
GAm
Our people drift and die
The walls of gold entombe us
The swords of scorn divide
Take not thy thunder from us
GAm
But take away our pride
Verse 1AmCadd9
Just a babe in a black abyss
CG
No reason for a place like this
AmCadd9G
The walls are cold and souls cry out in pain
Am
An easy way for the blind to go
CA clever path for the fools who know
AmFCG
The secret of the hanged man - the smile on his lips
ChorusAm
The light of the blind youll see
GAm
The venom that tears my spine
GAm
The eyes of the nile are opening - youll see
Am
She came to me with a serpents kiss
Verse 2Cadd9G
As the eye of the sun rose on her lips
AmCadd9
Moonlight catches silver tears I cry
Am
So we lay in a black embrace
And the seed is sown in a holy place
CG
And I watched and I waited for the dawn
Chorus
The light of the blind youll see
The venom that tears my spine
The eyes of the nile are opening - youll see
Verse 3Am
Bind all of us together
GAm
Ablaze of hope and free
No storm or heavy weather
GAm
Will rock the boat youll see
Cadd9
The time has come to close your eyes
GAm
And still the wind and rain
For the one who will be king
GAm
The watcher in the ring
GAm
It is you
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.