Lyrics

GLORY HOLE
(words and music by David E Johnston)

Once upon a time, in a land far away
I met a little boy in the woods one day
He told me a story of a girl called Glory
and how she gives herself to those who dream
I asked, How do you meet her? What do you do?
He said, I change my shape like the animals do
Look at me, I’m a pig
Look at me, I’m a bird
I’m a key, I’m a secret to a voice unheard
I’m a pig, I’m a horse
I’m a bucket of remorse
I’m a threat, I’m a shadow in the fog
I’m a hole in the wall
You’re the bat, I’m the ball
I’m a thing, I’m a whisper
I’m a dog
Mother said there’d be days like this
But she never said it’d feel like this
Your kiss, sweet bliss
She never told me it could happen like this
Then the kid gave a wink and he took me to a place
To a tunnel made of velvet and a floor of sticky lace
He said, This is the Throne of Glory
This is the Shrine of Swine
This is the Den of Transformation
Profane becomes Divine
I’m a pig, I’m a horse
I’m a bucket of remorse,
I’m a threat, I’m a shadow in the fog
I’m a hole in the wall
You’re the bat, I’m the ball
I’m a thing, I’m a whisper
I’m a dog
Glory gives herself to those that dream of her
Glory gives herself to those that dream of her
Ponies, wolves, princes, thieves
Woodmen, fairies
All the kingdom on their knees in the service of Glory
In the service of Glory
Shifting all their shapes, kneeling in the face of Glory
There’s a hole in the wall
Where you think you’ve seen it all
But you haven’t looked through
And you haven’t seen the view
What do you see?
Tell me, What do you see?
It’s beautiful.....It’s glorious....
it will always hold the power to amaze
It’s beautiful...
It’s paradise....
and once you’ve seen it you will be forever changed
I’m a pig, I’m a horse
I’m a bucket of remorse,
I’m a threat, I’m a shadow in the fog
I’m a hole in the wall
You’re the bat, I’m the ball
I’m a thing, I’m a whisper
I’m a dog