I wish I was a thought
I'd run all through your mind
And come out being everything
You ever tried to find

Life's the longest picture
You're ever gonna take
Love's the longest promise
That you're ever gonna break

It's an engraved invitation
To leave all this time we've been wasting

I wish i could yell sorry
Louder than I screamed
All of those other things
I said but didn't mean

Some days I'm the Lord's servant
Some days I'm Satan's pawn
Some days I just wish
The voices in my head were gone

It's an engraved invitation
To leave all this time we've been wasting

The sun's a moon that warms you
The moon's a sun with no heat
The sky above is to remind you
What's under your feet

This life's not big enough
To fit our love inside
'Cause I remember you from heaven
The last time I died

It's an engraved invitation
To leave all this time we've been wasting
An engraved invitation


Musicians

Ben Harper : Guitars, Vocals, Bass, Drums, Percussion


Comments

by Danny Kalb (recording engineer) :

"This one went down really fast. Another one of my favorites. It originally had a lot of other things in it that we stripped out — dulcimer, singing bowls, a couple of synth parts. The night/early morning we recorded the vocals was one of the most memorable/weirdest nights on the session."