Son of Laughter - The Meal We Could Not Make

{Verse 1}
Sit beside me now
There's so much that we’ve shared
Like the comfort of our doubts
And the safety of despair
So many promises have just been tricks
So many remedies have made us sick
Do you even have it in you
To savor something new?

{Chorus}
Oh, take and eat
All the work is done
Stretch out your feet
In the Sabbath sun
With this bread, old ambitions break
And as we pour the wine
We feel our hungry hearts awake
To the meal we could not make

{Verse 2}
Look around the table
Behold your company
See the needy and unlovable
And many enemies
I know that peace has never worked before
But this feast satisfies the thirst for war
For justice has been won
And mercy's made us new

{Chorus}
So take and eat
All the work is done
Stretch out your feet
In the Sabbath sun
With this bread, old ambitions break
And as we pour the wine
We feel our hungry hearts awake
To the meal we could not make
To the meal we could not make
To the meal we could not make
To the meal we could not make

{Verse 3}
Do you recognize me now?
It's been so many years
Since you laid me in the ground
And planted me with tears
We used to joke about the great hereafter
Now he’s made each of us a son of laughter
That little hope in you
Is finally coming true

{Chorus}
So take and eat
All the work is done
Stretch out your feet
In the Sabbath sun
With this bread, old ambitions break
And as we pour the wine
We feel our hungry hearts awake
To the meal we could not make
To the meal we could not make
Take and eat
All the work is done
Stretch out your feet
In the Sabbath sun
With this bread, old ambitions break
And as we pour the wine
We feel our hungry hearts awake
To the meal we could not make