EVE

I met a woman,

Who was living in a cardboard box

She saw me watching her and said…

Is it so hard for you to believe

That not so long ago

They called me Eve

Once when I went to sleep

I was dreaming of Eden

When I heard a Divine voice

Softly whisper

Eve, what do you want

Ask me now for your heart's desire

Well, this wasn't the first time

I was deceived by a divine voice

So, I played along

And I asked

For a place to call my own

When the wind blew in my face

And brought me this cardboard box.

No one told me

Be careful what you answer for

Yes, I should have asked for more

Like forgiveness

But I've done paradise before

Now each endless night

I hide my face

Reminded

That I fell from his grace

And yet he holds a place

Just a little space

For me to call my home

No one told me

Be careful what you answer for

Yes, I should have asked for more

Like forgiveness

But I've done paradise before

It's so hard for me to believe

That not so long ago

In the Law and the Prophets

The Divine called me Eve

Yes, I should have asked for more

Like forgiveness

But I've done paradise before

But I've done paradise before

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