Nick Cave: Into My Arms – #SongLyricSunday

Good evening Song Lyric Sunday folk and I hope you’ve all had a lovely weekend! Without further ado here’s Into my Arms by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds as my contribution to Helen’s theme for this week – obsession.

I love this song, and this seems like the ultimate obsession, that despite not having a religious faith you can still utter some kind of prayer for the one you love.

“Into My Arms”

I don’t believe in an interventionist God
But I know, darling, that you do
But if I did I would kneel down and ask Him
Not to intervene when it came to you
Not to touch a hair on your head
To leave you as you are
And if He felt He had to direct you
Then direct you into my armsInto my arms, O Lord
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms

And I don’t believe in the existence of angels
But looking at you I wonder if that’s true
But if I did I would summon them together
And ask them to watch over you
To each burn a candle for you
To make bright and clear your path
And to walk, like Christ, in grace and love
And guide you into my arms

Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms

But I believe in love
And I know that you do too
And I believe in some kind of path
That we can walk down, me and you
So keep your candles burning
And make her journey bright and pure
That she will keep returning
Always and evermore

Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms

Lyrics by Nicholas Edward Cave, reproduced from A-ZLyrics.com

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