The Quickening Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The quickening is an ephemeral thing
That only happens in the dark, like catching lightning in a jar
And the pain that it brings is just the promise of spring
It's madness on the wing, oh, what does it mean...

[Refrain]
To come alive, to come alive, to come alive?
To come alive, to come alive, to come alive!

[Verse 2]
The entering is soulful conjecturing
Oh, lost and by the wind-grieved ghost
Please come back to me again
Because the way that she bleeds is in the law that he reads
Confusing words and deeds, so what does it mean...

[Refrain]
To come alive, to come alive, to come alive?
To come alive, to come alive, to come alive!

[Verse 3]
To pierce the vein of the sacred and profane
Poor science in service of a faith
But, who will bear the mark of Cain?

[Refrain]
To come alive, to come alive, to come alive! (x4)