The Kiss in the Garden

Lyrics

The Kiss in the Garden
Dirt Road Gospel Music
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[Verse 1]
I stood in the garden with her in my arms
The moonlight was soft and the night still warm
I knew every vow I had spoken by name
But I pressed my mouth to hers just the same
One stolen second felt heavier than years
The line that I crossed rang like thunder in my ears

[Chorus 1]
It was only a kiss in the garden
But I felt the ground shift under my feet
I gave what was sacred for something that burned
And knew it would never taste sweet
I told myself lies while my hands held her tight
That nobody'd know, that we'd stay out of sight
Just a kiss in the garden…
But I felt the blade go in too

[Verse 2]
I walked back inside with the taste still alive
Played the good husband, looked my wife in the eye
But something had cracked in the quiet between
Every soft word I spoke now felt like a scheme
I carried the secret like stones in my coat
And the weight pulled me down like a hand at my throat

[Chorus 2]
It was only a kiss in the garden
But I felt the ground shift under my feet
I gave what was sacred for something that burned
And knew it would never taste sweet
I told myself lies while my hands held her tight
That nobody'd know, that we'd stay out of sight
Just a kiss in the garden…
But I felt the blade go in too

[Bridge]
Two thousand years back in another dark place
A man stepped up close and kissed his Master's face
Not out of love, but for silver and pride
A signal to soldiers that judgment had arrived
He knew what he sold when his lips touched the skin
And the same dark that took him is closing me in

[Final Chorus]
It was only a kiss in the garden
Whether mine or the one that he gave
The cost is the same when you trade what is true
For a moment that leads to the grave
I stand in the dark with the taste on my tongue
And I think of the man who betrayed the pure One
Just a kiss in the garden…
And some debts you can't ever outrun

[Outro]
Just a kiss in the garden…