I. Of perfect joy
The first light of day
Fading in from the night
The sense of a sudden allright
And someone to love close around
This is not the perfect joy
The smile of all those who care
The clearing of ominous clouds
At the end of the day we outdare
When we walk in the light and the cheering of applausive crowds
This is not the perfect joy
I’m looking for
It’s all so painful
The things that I have gone through
The hatred and sorrow
Cause a wound in my eyes and the palms of my hands
Cause a wound deep inside of this man
Cloaked in a thornrobe
Feeling the spines in my flesh
I carry it and I know it’s allright
To smile through my tears and to love you my foe and to rest in the shade or to walk in the light
This must be the perfect joy
I’ve been looking for
I am so cheerful
The things that I have gone through
The sorrow and pain
I can now bear with a smile on my face, with a smile
My own smile
I am so cheerful
The man I keep with me
Soaked in dismay and deprivation
He will grant me this feeling
He will grant me this feeling of joy
II. Salvation
I was a sailor, lonely at sea
In the face of a raging storm
I started praying for you to save me
You came to see
What had happened to me
You came to find
What I kept hidden inside
You came and showed me the waves
Where the water parts our ways
I felt so lost these last few days
I thought it could never change
I was the lost one, but you salvaged me
So now I lie in your strong hands
And I feel free
You came and showed me the waves
Where the cool water parted our ways
I felt so lost, I felt so lost
You came and showed me the…
