LOVE IS BIGGER THAN LIFE
by Mark Heard.

it can bite you like a snake
joy most poisonous
it can stalk you like a ghost
quieter than air
it can shake you when you wake
arrow to the heart
it can change you while you sleep
slowly but surely

heartbeats drown out the weather
two hearts beat better and better

love is bigger
love is bigger
love is bigger than life

it can cut you in the night
sparks from Orion's sword
or cauterize the wound
all with a touch
it can liberate outright
freeing the frightened slave
it can bind like bloodless chains
whose bonds can't be broken

heartbeats drown out the weather
hearts beat forever and ever

love is bigger
love is bigger
love is bigger than life

From Tribal Opera
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