Peter Hammill - The Lie (Bernini's Saint Theresa) lyrics

Genuflection, erection in church Sacristy cloth, moth-eaten shroud Secret silence, sacred secrets Accumulate dust, aggravate the eye Incautious laughter after confession Benediction, fictional fear Hidden faces...Grace is a name Like Chastity, like Lucifer, like mine You took me through the window-stain Drowned in image, incense Choir-refrain and slow ecstasy I'd embrace you if I only knew your name The silent corner haunts my shadow prayers Ice-cold statue, rapture divine Unconscious eyes, the open mouth The wound of love The Lie You took me, gave me reasons for Saints and missals, vigils All the more holy martyrs I'd embrace you and walk through The one-way door I'd embrace you, but it would be Just another lie