I don't mind the anger, I understand the grief And you get a little fiercer if it's attention that you seek So when there's thunder on the mountain I'll give glory where it lands I'll lavish the abiding, but it's silence I can't stand The imprint of the Maker is built within the blood The hope of full redemption is felt in every flood I brought you to the river We baptized every step I lost you in the current, but you haven't left me yet You've got me hurting You've got me worrying Like a long-distance lover's fight You've got aching You've got me waiting Oh, I'm wide awake at night I don't want your religion, I don't want the pages thin I don't want the distant message that changes every spin I just want a word resounding, pressed into the flesh A presence for the children, a lift after the ledge You've got me wishing You've got me sitting In dark fields without a light You've got me walking Please keep on talking Oh, I'm wide awake at night Oh like water wasted (ooh) Oh like too much tasted (ooh) Come I'm waiting (ooh) Running through the distance, you could run on You've got me trembling On the edge of singing So close that I could bite You've me wondering You've got me watching Oh, I'm wide awake tonight