Stranger Lay Beside Me
I was bad, I was good
Running wild through the woods
While the branches above me were burnin'
I was breathing the smoke
I was startin' to choke
When a stranger lay beside me
I was lost, I was found
You were hangin' around
Moving slowly but headed for glory
I was healed, I was hurt
I was sinnin' in church
When a stranger lay beside me
I was snuffed, I was stoked
There was love in us both
And a buzzard was circlin' the valley
I was chaff, I was wheat
I was bone, I was meat
When a stranger lay beside me
I was close, I was far
Feral cats in the car
And a crack in the roof that kept drippin'
I was numb when I smiled
I was built and defiled
When a stranger lay beside me
And the Moon rose again
And the snake shed its skin
Every hand in the city was shakin'
We were kissed, we were clawed
Given just to be robbed
'Cause we needed the love we were makin'
I was present and gone
Said farewell and so long
Then came back 'cause the street was too empty
I was nursin' a bruise
I thought for sure it was you
When a stranger lay beside me
I was strong, I was weak
All the hens were asleep
And the hawk's only kind cause he's hungry
I was sold, I was bought
I was promised a lot
When a stranger lay beside me
I was wrong, I was right
You were poised in the light
Both as evil as ever, and holy
I was bitten and chewed
Bound and gagged on the truth
When that stranger lay beside me
I was soft, I was hard
The sky heavy with stars
Never meant to surrender their meaning
I was love, I was hate
Stuffed and licking my plate
When a stranger lay beside me
I was chided and cheered
We were reeking with fear
That the world might return for it's mercy
I was mended and torn
I was killed and reborn
When a stranger lay beside me
And the Moon rose again
And the snake shed it's skin
And the back of the city was breaking
We both took to it well
Blind and feeling ourselves
But we needed the love we were making
I was captured and free
The Sun set through the trees
And time beat on the length of my body
I was taught, I was teased
In the nature of things
When a stranger lay beside me
Estranho ao Meu Lado
Eu fui mau, eu fui bom
Correndo solto pela mata
Enquanto os galhos acima de mim queimavam
Eu estava respirando a fumaça
Estava começando a engasgar
Quando um estranho deitou ao meu lado
Eu estava perdido, eu fui encontrado
Você estava por perto
Movendo-se devagar, mas indo em direção à glória
Eu fui curado, eu fui ferido
Eu estava pecando na igreja
Quando um estranho deitou ao meu lado
Eu estava apagado, eu estava animado
Havia amor em nós dois
E um urubu circulava o vale
Eu era palha, eu era trigo
Eu era osso, eu era carne
Quando um estranho deitou ao meu lado
Eu estava perto, eu estava longe
Gatos selvagens no carro
E uma fenda no teto que continuava pingando
Eu estava entorpecido quando sorri
Eu estava construído e profanado
Quando um estranho deitou ao meu lado
E a Lua surgiu de novo
E a cobra trocou de pele
Cada mão na cidade estava tremendo
Nós fomos beijados, nós fomos arranhados
Dado apenas para ser roubado
Porque precisávamos do amor que estávamos fazendo
Eu estava presente e ausente
Despedindo-me e dizendo adeus
Então voltei porque a rua estava muito vazia
Eu estava cuidando de um machucado
Eu pensei com certeza que era você
Quando um estranho deitou ao meu lado
Eu fui forte, eu fui fraco
Todas as galinhas estavam dormindo
E o falcão só é gentil porque está faminto
Eu fui vendido, eu fui comprado
Me prometeram muito
Quando um estranho deitou ao meu lado
Eu estava errado, eu estava certo
Você estava posada na luz
Ambos tão malignos quanto sempre, e sagrados
Eu fui mordido e mastigado
Amarrado e amordaçado na verdade
Quando aquele estranho deitou ao meu lado
Eu fui suave, eu fui duro
O céu pesado de estrelas
Nunca quis entregar seu significado
Eu fui amor, eu fui ódio
Repleto e lambendo meu prato
Quando um estranho deitou ao meu lado
Eu fui repreendido e aplaudido
Nós estávamos exalando medo
Que o mundo poderia voltar por sua misericórdia
Eu fui consertado e rasgado
Eu fui morto e renascido
Quando um estranho deitou ao meu lado
E a Lua surgiu de novo
E a cobra trocou de pele
E a parte de trás da cidade estava quebrando
Nós dois lidamos bem com isso
Cegos e nos sentindo
Mas precisávamos do amor que estávamos fazendo
Eu fui capturado e livre
O Sol se pôs entre as árvores
E o tempo batia no comprimento do meu corpo
Eu fui ensinado, eu fui provocado
Na natureza das coisas
Quando um estranho deitou ao meu lado