Daniel Lanois

Falling at your feet

Daniel Lanois


Every chip from every cup 
Every promise given up 
Every reason that's not enough 
Is falling, falling at your feet 

Every one who needs a friend 
Every life that has no end 
Every knee not ready to bend 
Is falling, falling at your feet 
Have come crawling, falling at your feet 

All fall down, all fall down, all fall down, all fall down, all fall down, all fall down, all fall down, all fall down 

Every teenager with acne 
Every face that's spoiled by beauty 
Every adult tamed by duty 
All falling, falling at your feet 

Every eye closed by a bruise 
Every player who just can't lose 
Every pop star hurling abuse 
Every drunk back on the booze 

All falling, falling at your feet, all falling, falling at your feet 
All the information 
All the big ideas 
All the radio waves 
On electronic seas 
How to navigate 
How to simply be 
To know when to wait 
Explain simplicity 
In whom shall I trust 
And how might I be still 
Teach me to surrender 
Not my will, thy will