God Is In The Detail

from Take Heart, It's Almost Over by Mark McCabe

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There’s not much of worth here anymore
10 years and counting since we locked up every door
And there nothing to show what we knew
Communion shared by a chosen few
Now bowing beams, unburnished brass
Ragged holes through coloured glass
Dirt engrained in every pew
Remnants of what’s left of me and you

This building groans, it needs a break
New walls, some paint and an architect
But everything’s been left to rust
A papermache layer of dust
Tear down the walls, install the props
Keep scraping back to where it stops
And find out what is left in there
A barebones structure and a hollow prayer

Feeding the wolves scraps at the door
A sacrifice of sorts won’t stop them wanting any more
And you slice off bits of what you love
Severed limbs won’t hold us up
Begging for that one reprieve
Justification of belief
Footsteps shudder through the floors
Coming for what’s left of you and yours

This building groans, it needs a break
New walls, some paint and an architect
But everything’s been left to rust
A papermache layer of dust
Tear down the walls, install the props
Keep scraping back to where it stops
And find out what is left in there
A barebones structure and a hollow prayer

And what if we built it up again?
Took it apart and made a start again?
Could we bring about a change again?
Is it ever worth the work?

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from Take Heart, It's Almost Over, released June 5, 2020

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