Elton John — Sister of the Cross Piano demo

(Verse 1) The old gates are always locked By the daughter of the keys Sad eyes are fixed on the world From the balcony While the six o'clock procession Take their prayer books to the hall It's sad to see them shed a tear Inside the convent walls (Verse 2) Red mountains around them Keep out those who'd come But only birds and wild deer Share the lives of nuns For ladies who in kindness Burn the knowledge they have found Their knowledge lies inside a hole Buried in the ground (Chorus) For the Sisters of the Cross Seek the shadows that they have lost In the walls where their lives Are protected by God But the feeling of love Is somewhere in your bones Your body is wasted When it should have been owned (Verse 3) The Mother of the mission bells Has lived here all her life She never felt the hands of a man Touch her in the night And the canopies that cover her So cold and so afraid Thinking holy mothers die Like spinsters in the grave (Verse 4) To be single in the chapel Praying knelt down on your knees Where the corridors are echoing Their proud solemnity And the candlelight against the glass Plays shadow chasing tricks As the young girls fall, their eyes in tears Beside the crucifix (Chorus) For the Sisters of the Cross Seek the shadows that they have lost In the walls where their lives Are protected by God But the feeling of love Is somewhere in your bones Your body is wasted When it should have been owned