The Next Day - Attrition

And the next day

I felt something

Which I’d never felt before

I was talking to a man

I was talking to

He said he was Jehovah

But he could be you

I told him that I knew him

But he didn’t know me

He looked into my eyes

And said that he agreed

The next day

What a surprise

The next day

What a surprise

Now I’m with the woman

With the white face on

She said she knew a secret

And she’s keeping one

I asked her if I knew her

And she said maybe

She said she was my mother

She could be my lover

This is the voice of God speaking

I won’t attempt to hide it or anything

I got worn-out shoes and a jacket for dancing

I’m the original sinner in just about anything

The smoke cleared

I think I’d had a cigarette

He was smoking at a teepee

He couldn’t really see me

What a surprise

When he looked at my eyes

I was passing

I was leaving

Oh, it couldn’t be

It couldn’t be

Said he knew how it felt

And it couldn’t be helped

The next day

My lover

The next day

This is the voice

The next day

This is the voice

I won’t attempt

To hide this thing

This is the voice

Of original sin