Swing Wide the Glimmering Gates
Appears on: Letters to the Editor, Vol. 1
Lyrics:
I caught myself
Looking in the mirror
Wishing I was someone else
Cause I was born
With a bleeding heart
And veins of loneliness
And I know it, I’ve seen it,
I’ve held it in my arms
But love can’t seem to break me down
And I’ve pleaded, I’ve begged
And I’ve bloodied my eyes
Just to feel it
To believe it will stick around
Swing wide the glimmering gates
I told myself
The habits and secrets
Were just to get me through
To get me through the nights
But I got lost
In a world of angles
In a city of greys and lies
And I feel it, I taste it
This longing to be free
Oh, the joy of believing like a child
So you, you there listening
Will you send up a prayer
For me
To help me find the light
Swing wide the glimmering gates
Leave your pride and pain
Swing wide the glimmering gates
And be innocent again
One day I believe
I will open up my eyes
To see the good work that was begun
And I’ll be the only thing I’ve ever wanted to be
And I’ll know that I belong
Swing wide the glimmering gates
Leave your pride and pain
Swing wide the glimmering gates
And be innocent again
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Words and Music: Andrew Osenga
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