Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Virgin Black
Canonical path: /virgin-black/anthem
Related lyric paths: 6
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Anthem
Read Anthem lyrics by Virgin Black on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Anthem
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You shared flesh with me
danced with me in the ancient circle
of birth life and death
but You live again
while autumn leaves fall
in the summer of my life
it is the millstone
around the neck of us all
but You wore it like a crown
weaving to the shrill
that makes cowards of us all
but to You it was harmony
You knew shame like no other
You tasted death like no other
You shed tears like no other man
this incarnation repelled me
but threw me to my knees
could i be anything
but a moth to the flame
Your cross compels me
You are the breath that gives me life
You are mystery
You are beauty
You are the risen Christ.
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Virgin Black performs "Anthem", and this lyric page sits inside the Virgin Black catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to And The Kiss Of God's Mouth - Part II and Darkness with a short reason for opening each page next.
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