it was seven steps to nowhere
and i found nobody there
and i knelt before the altar
and nobody said a prayer

and nobody came to save me
and nobody told me this:
all the world’s forgiveness
lies inside a sacred kiss

but between the words an echo rang
so loud i couldn’t hear
and the whispered truth was torn away
before it reached my ear

i took seven steps to nowhere
with nobody there to find
only this unsettled noise
in my unquiet mind