Forgive me, Hera, I cannot stay,
He cut out my tongue, there is nothing to say,
Love me, oh Lord, he threw me away,
He laughed at my sins, in his arms I must stay

He wrote: 'I'm broke, please send for me'
But I'm broke in two, and spoken for, do not tempt me

Her skin is white, and I'm light as the sun,
So holy light shines on the things you have done
So I asked him, how he became this man?
How did he learn to hold fruit in his hands?
And where is the lamb that gave you your name?
He had to leave, though I begged him to stay

Left me alone, when I needed the light,
Fell to my knees, and I wept for my life,
If he had of stayed, you might understand,
If he had of stayed, you never would have taken my hand

He wrote: 'I'm low, please send for me'
But I'm broke in two, and spoken for, do not tempt me

And where is the lamb that gave you your name?
He had to leave, though I begged him to stay
Begged him to stay, in my cold wooden grip,
Begged him to stay by the light of this ship
Me fighting him, fighting life, fighting dawn,
And the waves came and stole him and took him to war

He wrote: 'I'm broke, please send for me'
But I'm broke in two, and spoken for, do not tempt me

Forgive me, Hera, I cannot stay,
He cut out my tongue, there is nothing to say,
Love me, oh Lord, he threw me away,
He laughed at my sins, in his arms I must stay

We write, that's alright, I miss his smell
We speak, when spoken to, that suits us well
That suits us well
That suits me well