Rest (The Song of the Innkeeper) · letra

I found them standing in my door In the clumsy silence of the poor I've got no time for precious things But at least they won't be wandering If they're sleeping on my stable floor
There were no rooms to rent tonight The only empty bed is mine ‘Cause I’m overbooked and overrun With so many things that must be done Until I’m numb and running blind
I need rest, I need rest Lost inside a forest of a million trees Trying to find my way back to me I need rest
As a boy I heard the old men sing About a Kingdom and a coming King But keeping books and changing beds Put a different song inside my head And the melody is deafening
I need rest, I need rest Like a drowning man in the open sea I need somebody to rescue me I need rest
To Rome we’re only names and numbers Not souls in search of signs and wonders But we're waiting for the day of our salvation The messiah who will be our liberation We’re waiting, I’m waiting
I need rest, I need rest Oh come oh come Emmanuel With a sword deliver Israel I need rest
Tonight I can’t get any sleep With those shepherds shouting in the streets A star is shining much too bright Somewhere I hear a baby cry And all I want is a little peace