Put your head upon my shoulder
Lay the hammer at your side
Storms inside this tiny artist
Dream in marble shapes and light
Forging through to what’s becoming
So much wearing at your heart
Though the knife and chisel break you
There will be a work of art
And you are throwing yourself at the stone
Cause you see the shape and the form of his face
What your hands cannot break
And David waits
Speaking words over the darkness
Like the artist of the earth
In the image, daughter, father
Your creation, your rebirth
On the other side of brokenness
The way your heart connects to his
Both must be free for the beauty to be revealed
The songs Danielle sings lead on seem to have the best lyrics. Come with Me, David Waits, Time Inside Out. The images are just so vivid. And, once again, not a word is wasted. Economy of expression. True poetry.
The image of chipping away patiently at stone in order to bring out the beauty of a piece of art that was already there cuts to my core. Also, the beautiful way the song expresses seeing the image of God come through a child makes me embarrassed to even consider writing poetry. “Speaking words over the darkness/like the artist of the earth/In the image, daughter, father/Your creation, your rebirth.” Fantastic.
The harmony on this one is also stellar. Very tight, very concrete, but not showy. Emotionally rich.
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