Proof Lyrics

Lyric discussion by driver8ball 

Cover art for Proof lyrics by Paul Simon

I have to admit here, I am definitely a bit confused. I just now listened to this song from the album, 'The Rhythm of the Saints'.

The lyrics posted here do not look anything at all like what I was just now listening to:

Begin again No easy trick without a guide or walking stick Begin before the bells of twilight peal

Downhill town The road ahead Spiral, as a serpent's bed A teaspoon of desire for my meal

I trade my tears To ask the Lord For proof of love If only for the consolation Of gazing at the stars above

Amen, amen, amen

The road is steep The air is thin I hear a voice inside my skin Don't be afraid Your days won't end with night Feel the sun Drink the rain Let your body heal its pain Bathe beneath a waterfall of light

I trade my tears To ask the Lord For proof of love If only for the explanation That tells me what my dreams are made of

Amen, amen The valley below An ocean of debris

I ask the Lord for proof of love Love is all I seek Love is all I seek And when at times my words desert me Music is the tongue I speak

I rest my head beside a white oak tree No deadly nightshade, Belladonna Dare lay a leaf on me

Silent night Still as prayer Darkness fills with light Love on Earth is everywhere

Can someone please help me out here. I was thinking that I heard a line about how Simon had been likening the concept of FAITH to an island in the setting sun (which is actually absolute BS in reality) ....... and then he went on to say that PROOF is the bottom line ------ BLAH BLAH BLAH ------- MORE BS. He couldn't be further from the truth (Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. -Hebrews 11:1).

But what song are the lyrics posted here representing? They are obviously representing a completely different song than the one called 'Proof'.