The Serpent and the Tree

Yeah, this is Justin, and this song is called The Serpent and the Tree.

By the time of the blink of an eye
You caught me for a moment and you wondered why
The distance of a lifetime spent beneath the waves
That keeps me anaesthetised

Like the leaves as they're falling from the tree
Who can tell the wind that moans
I think I'll land right there
So you think you're in control
If it keeps you satisfied

You always play the joker with the ace up your sleeve
With Jesus in your pocket and the whole world on its knees
Won't you please
Won't you please

Did you ask what became of yesterday
We spend our time in countless ways
Running round and round
The circle that we call our life
Is vicious if you try

You always play the joker with the ace up your sleeve
With Jesus in your pocket and the whole world on its knees
Won't you please
Won't you please
Lock me in a room and throw away the key
You can watch me climb the walls with the serpent and the tree

A-ha-ha-ha-a
A-ha-ha-ha-ha
A-ha-ha-ha-ha-aha

You always play the joker with the ace up your sleeve
With Jesus in your pocket and the whole world on its knees
Won't you please
Lock me in a room and throw away the key
You can watch me climb the walls with the serpent and the tree
The serpent and the tree
The serpent and the tree

A-ha-ha-ha-a
A-ha-a-a-a
A-ha-ha-ha-ha-aha