Salvador Lyrics - Singles - Sara Hickman

Salvador, your father named you 

After a dead brother 

And your mother hung the cross upside down 

Salvador, so much of time hung over 

Old men's sleeves 

The prick of guilt's thorn rusted and worn 

Sewn into our hearts in the shape of a star 

Up the alley I stop at a window 

Through the curtains I see 

Figures moving, figures swaying 

Figures talking in time 

Paintings of persistence 

Paintings of persistence hung like a jury 

Searching and seeking 

Silent icons I wipe the dust from my hands 

Salvador, no one believes me 

But I swear I know what I'm doing 

And once you were painting 

The ground you were breaking 

But its never enough to gain their approval 

Up the alley, the window is broken 

The sky's on the ground 

They unravel the rope of unreason 

They will hang me for sure 

Searching and seeking their silent icons 

They wipe the blood from their hands 

Salvador, they want a savior 

And they crowned you king 

They begged you for answers 

But the glory or fame took away time 

From your obligations 

Keep on sleeping, dont awake from this dream 

Ill comb your mustache, I'll wipe your body 

I'll kiss your feet when they take you 

Down from the cross