She Moves in Secret Ways Lyrics

On a river of sighs a boat came towards me
A flimsy disguise covered the devil
Who sang from a song sheet of how modern lifes a boreIn his choirboy's attire
He sang me the life to which good girls aspire
Where men in white coats
Give us pills to tame the horses that stamp on our floors
And pills for when the horses have bolted out the doorIts hard to explain
I dont like hanging on to reins in my hands all the time
Im running out of trails
Worn paths dont lead to where I need to get to every timeShe moves in secret ways
And there is grace and poised perfection
When she takes the helm
She moves in secret waysNow the house is on fire, the rats are all screaming
The horses are tired, they think theyre still dreaming
Cause the barn doors are open, the crossbar is hanging in the windSo the devil sings higher
Oh, just look at what youre doing
Yeah, hes joined by a choir of doctors and statesmen
Who plan their sorry lives to the last day's end

But look at all the happy things that happen by accidentIts hard to explain
I dont like hanging on to reins in my hands all the time
Im running out of trails
Worn paths dont lead to where I need to get to every timeShe moves in secret ways
And there is grace and poised perfection
When she takes the helm
She moves in secret waysDays gone by, I thought I had it all
Filed in little boxes
Now I find I never had control
Just took little chances and wonNow the devils downstream, hes singing to someone
My horses are free, they answer to no-one
Unbridled, untethered, they roam on the unmarked landIn my house, theres a calm, a peace has descended
No need for alarm, its as she intended
Im through with trying to fight the things I dont understand
Accept my sweet surrender to the greater, better planIts hard to explain
I dont like hanging on to reins in my hands all the time
Im running out of trails
Worn paths dont lead to where I need to get to every timeShe moves in secret ways
And there is grace and poised perfection
When she takes the helm
She moves in secret ways
She moves in secret ways
She moves in secret ways