I hear a call to prayer, Heaven is knocking on my door But nobody is there, the spirits left the vessel Whats left is innards and muscles Nothing but atoms and molecules Id be a fool to believe that faith is what you choose When, in truth, its fate that chooses you Between the lines, I feel the blues, you paint Blacker than the darkest nights when the stars are frightened They hide behind clouds, then Atlas shrugs Tipping over Homers boulder, giving rise to the oceans I tip toe across the continent of emotion Feeling all alone in an endless string of quotients Im in this to believe, if my soul flies to an afterlife Id want to be an eagle, a dove or a phoenix Turn dust to flames, rising up to the fight Bringing truth to the light through the breath of an angel Singing sounds of silence like Cain to Abel Saying grace for the spoils of war Saving face for the silver screen Propped up a celluloid dream A mirror on the wall with eyes and ears We fight our fears at the bottom of a bottle Never caring for the lives we kill Popping birth control pills at eighteen years The kids these days have got no guilt They sow their seeds in the killing fields And reap wreaths in the shapes of tears Were drops in the ocean Stardust just floating With a mind high and a clear conscience I believe Ive found the fountain Spitting out the coins tossed by unbeknowing pedestrians Wishing for a better life, searching for some peace of mind In the pursuit of happiness, catching up with optimism Im half drunk, Im half class, Im half no good at math But I bear my secrets like a straitjacket You hide your scars from vampires That lurk in the corner of every step you take Its a gamble, your hearts in shambles But your brains not yet scrambled Try to rectify the damage done Your spirit lifts a glass of rum Crashing on the rocks, on the shores Wade out, touch the horizon, fade out A new dawn breaking, your eyes set As the sun rises, I take a deep breath Throwing dirt at a token tomb, I spoke too soon Youve left behind an open wound My heart is an open wound
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