The angel came to Jacob
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The room began to glow
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Jacob asked the angel
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Are you friend or are you foe?
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The angel never answered
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But smote him on the thigh
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They wrestled through the darkness
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Till morning filled the sky
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This thing between us has wings, it has teeth
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It has got horns and feathers, and sinews beneath
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Angel or demon, to the truth I am bound, and so
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This thing between us must be wrestled down
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Jacob held on to the angel
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Who turned to fly and to flee
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He said I must have your blessing
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Before I let you leave me
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The angel never answered
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But smote him on the thigh
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They wrestled through the darkness
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Till morning filled the sky
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And in the light
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He knew his other name
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As he struggled and surrendered
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To the next part of the game
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This thing between us has wings, it has teeth
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It has got horns and feathers, and sinews beneath
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Angel or demon, to the truth I am bound, and so
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This thing between us must be wrestled down
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This thing between us has wings, it has teeth
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It has got horns and feathers, and sinews beneath
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Angel or demon, to the truth I am bound, and so
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This thing between us must be wrestled down
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Jacob and the Angel
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| Suzanne Vega |
