Pedestal

The steeple in the middle of the street And the faces of the people that I meet They haunt me like a thief in the night Staring at me holding a knife The world turns around as I turn down All the offers of redemption that I seek Talked about the frailty of life As you drove me to my red-eye flight We argued to the point of no return Then war for the crown of thorns The world comes down as I turn around And I walked through the cemetery gates 'Cause I'm not worthy of your love But you still love me like I was And if prayers were an exorcism You'd be right there with 'em Learning Latin And if love is a tight rope walk I'm halfway out holding shears I just want to be invited in to the houses Where the common people live 'Cause I don't understand how they are Built on sand and fog The rains came down The floods come up And they wash All allusions away 'Cause I'm not worthy of your love But you still love me just because And if wishes were kisses All you'd wanna do is make out But I'm not worthy of your love And you still love me like I was But when you hold me on a pedestal All I wanna do is jump off The world turns around as I turn down All the altars laid at my feet 'Cause I'm unworthy of your love And you still love me like I was But when you hold me on a pedestal All I wanna do is get off