One Life

I have loved Damien Rice since his debut album O. Doesn’t hurt that he sang background vocals for Tori Amos’ song The Power of Orange Knickers on her album The Beekeeper. 

I love this U2 cover. Beautiful.

Is it getting better / Or do you feel the same / Will it make it easier on you now / You got someone to blame / You say… / One love / One life/ When it’s one need / In the night / One love / We get to share it / Leaves you baby if you/ Don’t care for it/ Did I disappoint you / Or leave a bad taste in your mouth/ You act like you never had love/ And you want me to go without/ Well it’s… / Too late/ Tonight/ To drag the past out into the light/ We’re one, but we’re not the same/ We get to/ Carry each other/ Carry each other/ One…/ Have you come here for forgiveness/ Have you come to raise the dead/ Have you come here to play Jesus/ To the lepers in your head/ Did I ask too much / More than a lot/ You gave me nothing/ Now it’s all I got/ We’re one/ But we’re not the same/ Well we/ Hurt each other/ Then we do it again/ You say/ Love is a temple/ Love a higher law/ Love is a temple/ Love the higher law/ You ask me to enter/ But then you make me crawl/ And I can’t be holding on/ To what you got/ When all you got is hurt/ One love/ One blood/ One life/ You got to do what you should/ One life/ With each other/ Sisters/ Brothers/ One life/ But we’re not the same/ We get to/ Carry each other/ Carry each other/ One…life/ One