The Guardian - Harder Than It Seems lyrics

MYSTERY GIRL RUNS AWAY - TO A HARLOT CITY'S HARD EMBRACE - SEEKING WHAT'S BEEN ADVERTISED - ALL THE LIFE THAT'S BEEN DENIED- A FEVER BURNS IN EVERY JOINT- A PLEA IN EVERY NEEDLEPOINT- COMMUNION - CAN YOU HAVE A PERFECT LOVER WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING LOVE? CAN YOU SEE A BRIGHTER FUTURE WITHOUT SEEKING WHAT YOU HIDE? AND I UNDERSTAND THAT SIMPLE TRUTH IS DEEPER THAN IS WIDE - STILL I KNOW... SOMETIMES ITS HARDER THAN IT SEEMS- SOMETIMES ITS HARDER THAN IT SEEMS- MYSTERY GIRL WALKS ALONE- THROUGH THE DOORS A HUNDRED OFFERINGS MADE - HEAR THE ECHO, TOUCH THE WOOD - AS A DEEPER LONGING LONGS FOR GOOD... AND AS THE CANDLE LEAVES YOUR HAND - FEEL THE WARMTH AND UNDERSTAND - COMMUNION - CAN YOU HAVE A PERFECT LOVER WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING LOVE? CAN YOU SEE A BRIGHTER FUTURE WITHOUT SEEKING WHAT YOU HIDE? AND I UNDERSTAND THAT SIMPLE TRUTH IS DEEPER THAN IS WIDE- STILL I KNOW… SOMETIMES IT HARDER THAN IT SEEMS- SOMETIMES IT'S HARDER THAN IT SEEMS- AND YOU'RE WANTING TO BELIEVE- SOMETIMES IT'S HARDER THAN IT SEEMS - SHAME IS LIKE A BLISTER EVERY STEP WILL MAKE IT WORSE - AND THE VESSELS OF YOUR GREAT ESCAPE HAVE ALL BUT DISAPPEARED - AND YOU HEAR THE SAVIOR CALL YOU TO A LIFE BEYOND YOUR MEANS AND I KNOW EVEN A SIMPLE FAITH IS HARDER THAN IT SEEMS- IT SEEMS- CAN YOU HAVE A PERFECT LOVER WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING LOVE? CAN YOU SEE A BRIGHTER FUTURE WITHOUT SEEKING WHAT YOU HIDE? AND I UNDERSTAND THAT SIMPLE TRUTH IS DEEPER THAN IS WIDE- STILL I KNOW SOMETIMES IT'S HARDER THAN IT SEEMS- SOMETIMES IT'S HARDER THAN IT SEEMS- AND YOU'RE WANTING TO BELIEVE - SOMETIMES IT'S HARDER THAN IT SEEMS -