to david with love from saul

I stare in the darkness
And peer at the future,
The seventy thousand
To die in your war.

I see the sins of yours
To be forgiven and
I see your spirit
Predestined to soar.

You are the chosen one;
Beloved of God
While I sit alone on my
Altar of stone
I'll raise the knife
And make you the sacrifice
To bring my spirit
Back to its home.
Its loving home.

You and your slingshot
Make a nice image
But what of the giant
Whose soul you have slain?

I hear the voices
Who sing of your victory
While pointing a finger
And laying the blame

At my feet,
Whoa at my bloody feet
Did your feet ever bleed?

You are the chosen one;
Beloved of God
While I sit alone on my
Altar of stone
I'll raise the knife
And make you the sacrifice
To bring my spirit
Back to its home.
Its loving home.

If God can see everything
Now and to come
Then why did he chose
Your reign to live on and on?

It was my kingdom,
That he bestowed on you,
My hand lifts the scepter
My head fits the crown

You are the chosen one;
Beloved of God
While I sit alone on my
Altar of stone
I'll raise the knife
And make you the sacrifice
To bring my spirit
Back to its home.
Its loving home.

I was the sacrifice
I was the highest price
I was the foil against which you shone
I was the rightful blood
I was the first one
I was the pain, and the sky for your sun.