I asked my father I said: Father, change my name The one I’m using now is covered up With fear and filth and cowardice and shame Yeah and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me Yeah and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me He said: I locked you in this body I meant it as kind of a trial You can use it for a weapon Or to make some woman smile Yeah and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me Yeah and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me Then let me start again, I cried Please let me start again I want a face that’s fair this time I want a spirit that is calm Yeah and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me Yeah and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me I never turned aside, he said I never walked away It was you who built the temple It was you who covered up my face Yeah and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me Yeah and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me And may the spirit of this song May it rise up pure and free May it be a shield for you A shield against the enemy Yeah and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me Yeah and lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover come back to me