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Artist: Brooke Fraser
Canonical path: /brooke-fraser/hosea-s-wife
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Hosea's Wife
Read Hosea's Wife lyrics by Brooke Fraser on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Hosea's Wife
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I just spoke silence with the seeker next to me
She had a heart with hesitant, halting speech
That turned to mine and asked belligerently
What do I live for?
I see the scars of searches everywhere I go
From hearts to wars to literature to radio
There's a question
Like a shame no one will show
What do I live for?
We are Hosea's wife
We are squandering this life
Using people like ladders
And words like knives
If we've eyes to see
If we've ears to hear
To find it in our hearts and mouths
The word that saves is near
Shed that shallow skin
Come and live again
Leave all you were before
To believe is to begin
There is truth in little corners of our lives
There are hints of it in songs
And children's eyes
It's familiar, like an ancient lullaby
What do I live for?
We are Hosea's wife
We are squandering this life
Using bodies like money
And truth like lies
If we've eyes to see
If we've ears to hear
To find it in our hearts and mouths
The word that saves is near
Shed that shallow skin
Come and live again
Leave all you were before
To believe is to begin
We are more than dust
That means something
That means something
We are more than just
Blood and emotions
Inklings and notions
Atoms on oceans
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Brooke Fraser performs "Hosea's Wife", and this lyric page sits inside the Brooke Fraser catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to For all who are to come and How Can You Refuse Him Now with a short reason for opening each page next.
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