Jimmy MacCarthy

The scene is set in an open space
He stands accused in his Father’s place
He was dressed in black in original doubt
The court was mute he was screaming out
I need sacred sanctuary inner hallowed ground
No mere magistrate can tell me where is lost
and what is found

Blood upon the open page
Armed with nothing but a singer’s rage
And the court’s adjourned to an archaeological
dig manned by a solitary guinea pig
Seeking sacred sanctuary inner hallowed ground
No mere magistrate can tell me where is lost
and what is found

Book of life, wordless through eternity
unchain my heart
Book of life, equalizing energy, unchain my heart

The verdict’s in and the victim cast
Forgive me Father for your own past
I was dressed in black
In original doubt
The court was mute, I was screaming out
I need sacred sanctuary inner hallowed ground
No mere magistrate can tell me where is lost
and what is found

Book of life, wordless through eternity
unchain my heart
Book of life, equalizing energy
unchain my heart

• Written by Jimmy MacCarthy