I had a big idea   I had a crazy eye   I broke the sacred seal   I told a lazy lie      I've had my conscience bent   I've had my patience tried   I've been up in the desert and down by the river side      Will the eagle fly   If the sky's untrue   Do the faithful sigh   Because they are so few      Remember when I cried   Remember when you knew   Remember the look in your eyes   I know I do      And count the stars to measure time   The earth is hard, the treasure fine   To the sea, I crawl on my knees      Feel it coming in   Feel it going out   Water covers sin   Blood covers doubt   So I begin again   Again the kneeling bow   There was a time that I might have surrendered   But not now      Consult the cards to measure mine   The earth is hard, the treasure fine   To the sea I crawl on my knees      Consult the cards to measure my   The earth is hard, the treasure fine   At the sea I wait on my knees   At the sea I wait on my knees   At the sea I wait on my knees