[Verse 1]
I asked my father
I said, "Father, change my name
The one I'm using now, it's covered up
With fear and filth and cowardice and shame."

[Chorus]
Lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover
Come back to me
Lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover
Come back to me

[Verse 2]
He said, "I locked you in this body
I meant it as a kind of trial
You can use it for a weapon
Or to make some woman smile."

[Chorus]
Lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover
Come back to me
Lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover
Come back to me

[Verse 3]
"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."
[Chorus]
Lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover
Come back to me
Lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover
Come back to me

[Verse 4]
"He never turned aside
He never walked away
It was you who built the temple
It was you who covered my face."

[Chorus]
Lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover
Come back to me
Lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover
Come back to me

[Verse 5]
"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."

[Chorus]
Lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover
Come back to me
Lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover
Come back to me
[Outro]
Lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover
Come back to me
Lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover
Come back to me
Lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover, lover
Come back to me