Temple of Love
The Sisters of Mercy Lyrics

With the fire from the fireworks up above me
Fireworks light up the sky above me.

With a gun for a lover and a shot for the pain at hand
The singer has a weapon as a coping mechanism for their pain.

You run for cover in the temple of love
The temple of love is perceived as a place of safety.

You run for another but still the same
Trying to find love and safety, but always ending up in the same situation.

For the wind will blow my name across this land
The artist's influence will spread far and wide.

In the temple of love you hide together
The temple of love is where people seek refuge together.

Believing pain and fear outside
Outside the temple of love, there is pain and fear.

But someone near you rides the weather
Someone near the artist is able to weather the storms of life.

And the tears he cried will rain on walls
The emotions of others affect the walls of the temple of love.

As wide as lovers eyes
The walls of the temple of love are as wide as lovers' eyes.

In the temple of love, shine like thunder
In the temple of love, be bold and powerful.

In the temple of love, cry like rain
In the temple of love, express emotions like rain falling from the sky.

In the temple of love, hear my calling
In the temple of love, listen to the singer's call for help.

In the temple of love, hear my name
In the temple of love, hear the singer's name being called out.

And the devil in black dress watches over
The devil is always watching and waiting.

My guardian angel walks away
The artist's protector is no longer there for them.

Life is short and love is always over in the morning
Love is fleeting, like life, and can be gone quickly.

Black wind come carry me far away
The singer wants to be taken away from their pain and turmoil.

With the sunlight died and night above me
The sun has set, leaving the singer in darkness.

With a gun for a lover and a shot for the pain inside
The artist relies on their weapon to deal with their inner turmoil.

You run for another it's all the same
Trying to find love and safety, but always ending up in the same situation.

For the wind will blow and throw your walls aside
The artist's influence can break down walls.

And the temple grows old and strong
The temple of love becomes more established and powerful over time.

But the wind blows longer cold and long
Life continues to be tough, no matter how strong the temple of love becomes.

And the temple of love will fall before
Even the temple of love is not eternal.

This black wind calls my name to you no more
The singer's influence will no longer reach the temple of love.

In the black sky thunder sweeping
Thunder roars through the dark sky.

Underground and over water
Thunder echoes through the earth and water.

Sounds of crying weeping will not save
Crying and weeping won't protect you from danger.

Your faith for bricks and dreams for mortar
Your faith (or beliefs) will not protect you, just like bricks and dreams won't hold up a building by themselves.

All your prayers must seem as nothing
Your prayers may not amount to much in the end.

Ninety-six below the wave
96 feet below the water's surface.

When stone is dust and only air remains
Everything will turn to dust eventually, even solid stone.

And the temple of love is falling down
Even the temple of love cannot withstand the passage of time and the force of nature.