Seventeen and self assured in secret so to blame Hold it in, it's not a sin, it's just a shame You're not alone, this man he loves you In spite of everything you are But not by my grace Of the shadows cast in corridors of human hearts Faith is fact my favorite fiction by far And every step I've ever taken In its grip, the core's the same I've fallen on my face I, I'm no more than what you see Never let me halfway on a cross or on my knees Time took all the faith I need Born to stand on trial, abandoned by the hand that feeds Close your eyes and hold on, this will all be over soon Just another pound of flesh before you go And after all the dirt and pain and hate and sin has washed away What's left of me to love? If you love me at all Just let me go and be no more Jesus, though I don't believe in this whole give-and-take Won't you just deliver me once more for old times' sake? X2 My faith, my fears, all I believe My home, my heart is all I have free My smile, my tears, all I have free Will die with you and this to see