“The Lamb's Book of Life”

Composed by Sinéad O'Connor/Kevin Briggs

2 versions

5:33 live from Dublin

How About I Be Me (and You Be You)? album

Lyrics

	Out of Ireland I have come.
	Great hatred and little room
	Maimed us at the start,
	And now home just breaks my heart.
	To America I have come.
	I hope to bring your preachermen
	Home to show my people how they can
	Get their names back in the book of life of the lamb.
	I know that I have done many things
	To give you reason not to listen to me,
	Especially as I have been so angry.
	But if you knew me, maybe you would understand me.
	Words can't express how sorry I am
	If I ever caused pain to anybody.
	I just hope that you can show compassion
	And love me enough to please listen.

	Out of Ireland I did run.
	Great hatred and little room
	Aimed to break my heart,
	Wreck me up and tear me all apart.
	To America I have come.
	I hope to find a good preacher man
	Who can show me how I can
	Get my name back in the book of life of the lamb.
	I bring these blessings with me,
	A strong heart, full of hope and a feeling
	That everything in this world would be okay
	If people just believed enough in God to pray.
	But the world thinks that sounds crazy,
	And that's the thing that makes me want to sing so sadly,
	To think that we would leave God so lonely,
	To think that we would mess up our own destiny.

	Out of history we have come
	With great hatred and little room.
	It aims to break our hearts,
	Wreck us up and tear us all apart.
	But if we listen to the Rasta man,
	He can show us how it can be done.
	To live in peace and live as one,
	Get our names back in the book of the lamb.

Produced by Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs

(Source: Faith and Courage)

Musicians

(Source: Faith and Courage)

Sinéad O'Connor	vocals
Derek Scott	guitar
Lil John	drums
Kieran Kiely	low whistle
Simon Mundey	programming
She'kspere	midi & sound

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