作曲 : Robert Smith/Laurence Tolhurst/Simon Gallup
作词 : Robert Smith
I kneel and wait in silence 
 As one by one the people slip away 
 Into the night 
 The quiet and empty bodies 
 Kiss the ground before they pray 
 Kiss the ground 
 And slip away 
 
 I sit and listen dreamlessly 
 A promise of salvation makes me stay 
 Then look at your face 
 And feel my heart pushed in 
 As all around the children play 
 The games they tired of yesterday 
 They play 
 They play 
 
 I stand and hear my voice 
 Cry out 
 A wordless scream at ancient power 
 It breaks against stone 
 I softly leave you crying 
 I cannot hold what you devour 
 The sacrifice of penance 
 In the holy hour 
 
 
 (Excerpt from the<song meanings>)