Moth Lyrics - Over The Rhine

Same old question 

Without words 

So familiar 

Seldom heard 

If I answer 

I confess 

I am only 

Just a guess 

And with my eyes 

It's hard to see 

With my ears 

It's hard to believe that 

If I ever lose my will to live 

It was me that I could not forgive 

There's no savior hanging on this cross 

It isn't suffering we fear but loss 

This is closer than I ever came 

Just a burning moth without a flame 

Isaac's knife can 

Cut away 

All the poisoned 

Yesterdays 

And the anger 

Ease it down 

Into the ocean 

Let it drown 

As far as east is 

From the west 

I let you go 

I know it's best 

And my answer to the years of strife 

Is the way I choose to live my life 

There's no savior hanging on this cross 

It isn't suffering you fear but loss 

When there's no one else around to blame 

You're a burning moth without a flame 

Maybe I should take your face tonight 

Let you see yourself in a different light 

If I were to take your place tonight 

Wouldn't Jesus be surprised 

There's no savior hanging on this cross 

It isn't suffering we fear but loss 

This is closer than I ever came 

Just a burning moth without a flame 

It's an offer that you can't refuse 

It's a trophy that you'll want to lose 

But you'll do anything 

You're a burning moth without a flame