I dreamt that Christ had arisen
and was alive like you and I.
He walked, carrying an unseen burden,
with his hands covered with bindings.
He walked through deserted courtyards
of abandoned cities.
He yearned tell us something,
but found himself at a loss for words.
Chorus (twice):
I dreamt that Christ had arisen.
And I dreamt that he was alive.
I dream that he called out to me
when he was looking for a place to stay.
And he accidentally let it slip that
they were going to kill him here.
I dream that he was drinking wine
in a stairwell with some ruffians.
And they were beating him to death
with a steel chain.
Chorus (twice):
I dreamt that Christ had arisen.
And I dreamt that he was alive.
His last laugh rang out,
turning into a groan.
I dreamt that I was one of those ruffians
who had been drinking with him in the stairwell.
I woke up and lit a cigarette,
and stood before the window.
And the whole deserted world
looked like one vast orphanage.
Chorus (four times):
I dreamt that Christ had arisen.
And I dreamt that he was alive.