the wild

The persecution of the woman The burning has gone on, for too fucking long The virgin is shattered Her blood on the door She can't claim the lover Without claiming the whore Oh, sacred grail Oh, love diverged How many centuries have to pass Before we ever learn? So, rip the vail Oh, my sweet child If you want to hold the holy You know you've got to kiss the wild It's the wild The wild keeps her holy Keeps her holy Yeah, the wild The wild Yeah, we've been told that our sex is ungodly And we've been told that our rage is too much But, when rage burns through our hearts It unveils the word And it restokes the fire that changes the world Oh, Mother Mary Cursed, hanging tree How many of us have to die Before we ever see? So, rip the veil Oh, my sweet child If you want to hold the holy You know you've got to kiss the wild It's the wild The wild keeps her holy Keeps her holy Yeah, the wild The wild Don't shut her out Open the door and let her in Don't shut her out Unlock the chain and wash her sin Don't shut her out Open the door and let her in Don't shut her out Unlock the chain and wash her sin Oh, don't shut her out (don't shut her out) Oh, open the door and let her in (oh, open the door and let her in) Oh, don't shut her out (don't shut her out, don't shut her out) Oh, open the door and let her in (oh, open the door and let her in) 'Cause it's the wild The wild keeps her holy Keeps her holy Yeah, the wild The wild keeps her holy Keeps her holy Yeah, the wild Wild