| Absalom! Absalom! where have you gone? |
| Are you running out of fear, out of hate? |
| Ashamed to move toward a precious reward |
| Afraid that you’re lacking in faith? |
| That’s okay, boy, no one’s counting |
| And no one is keeping score |
| You’re burning down houses because it arouses |
| The depth of love from the core |
| And your heart opens wide |
| The demons you fight |
| They still haunt you |
| Someone told me of revolution |
| With a cause that is worth fighting for |
| And when I arrived on the terrible fight |
| The revolution was no more |
| And so many had paid the price |
| So many didn’t even know why |
| I can’t even see how it ever came to this |
| I can’t even remember why we tried |
| And the heart opens wide |
| The demons you fight |
| They still haunt you |
| So much more you’ve seen it So much more between us between us There is peace peace that flows like a river |
| And just like rivers flow to the sea |
| We move on we forgive one another |
| Absalom! Absalom! golden boy |
| Don’t bring me no terrible news |
| It took us so long to sing the victory song |
| Even though we’ve got the blues |
| And the heart opens wide |
| The demons have died |
| And kingdom come |
| Your work here is done |
| Not in vain |
| Not in vain |
| Not in vain |