Lyrics

[Verse 1] Lord, hear my prayer; let my cry come to you. Do not hide your face from me in the day of my distress Turn your ear to me; when I call answer quickly. [Verse 2] For my days vanish like smoke; my bones burn away as in a furnace. My heart is withered, dried up like grass, too wasted to eat my food. From my loud groaning I become just skin and bones. [building musical interlude] [accordion solo] [Verse 3] I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins. I lie awake and moan, like a loan sparrow on the roof. All day long my enemies taunt me; in their rage they make my name a curse. [Verse 4] [Verse 4] I eat ashes like bread, mingle my drink with tears Because of your furious wrath, you lifted me up just to cast me down. My days are like a lengthening shadow; I wither like the grass... [Big musical interlude] [soft instrumental outro]