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“In the beginning...” is just the start of a fairy tale
To scare you and control you
When I understood Santa isn't real
I realized that God is made from that same stuff as Santa (yeah yeah yeah)
he's just not as fun (no no no)

there's no great father in heaven looking out for us
Take a look around --- no proof 

The bible is a giant game of telephone
Over thousands of years (a long, long time)
through millions of mouths (blah blah blah)
You know it's all made up, right?
A fable devised by popes and kings
to pacify the masses (a-men)
How is that the word of God?

there's no great father in heaven looking out for us
Take a look around --- no proof 

Too much singing, too much hypocrisy (why why why)
Too much that requires suspension of logic (makes no sense)
Mythologies are the failed religions of yesterday (mercy me)
The dogmas of today all share the same destiny

there's no great father in heaven looking out for us
Take a look around --- no proof

No Proof

It's hard to be bothered
With things I can't perceive
The sun rose in the west today
I deal with things I can see
I don't have a problem
I only drink when I'm awake
These days I'm not sleeping so well...

I won't set myself on fire
Just because you think it's cold
What someone thinks of me
Is none of my business
But now I fear the face 
That's standing next to me

Every accusation, a new confession
Black and white and shades of gray
The colors of disaster, nuance wiped away
Graveyards filled with people 
who were “technically” correct
And everyone else (who were never right at all)


I won't set myself on fire
Just because you think it's cold
What someone thinks of me
Is none of my business
But now I fear the face 
That's standing next to me

None Of My Business

It is possible to be kind to anyone
Given enough space
Even the most foolish ones
Can be mitigated by distance

The universe has no obligation 
to be satisfying or comprehensible
You either live til something matters
Or you don;t, and nothing does

The foolhardy and adventurers
Will try almost anything
And do it with a misplaced 
sense of confidence

The universe has no obligation 
to be satisfying or comprehensible
You either live til something matters
Or you don't, and nothing does

No Obligation



You say the world's left you behind, and it's hurt you so
And it shows, and it shows
You say that nothing's any good, and you want no part no more
You should know, you should know...

How could they know?
All of the things you've kept hidden for all these years
How Could They Know?
The reasons behind all your wide-eyed fears
How Could They Know
The nights you spent crying your shameless tears
How Could they know
All the things they've said wrong to one that hears

Well, it's always what we could be that we never really are
You're not a star, not a star
And you think you've had enough of it and you're wishing for an end
It's not far, it's not far...

How could they know...?


How Could They Know

Always living in the moment
Cuz I can't recall the moments before
I sometimes remember the past
But I still can't remember what happens next

I read the other day that our names die
After a generation or two
Most people cannot reliably name
the parents of their parents...

As a kid, I could fall asleep in my car
And wake up in my bed
That doesn't happen anymore...
Now I wake each morning with existential dread

A sigh escapes my lips
A breath of wind steals away my sigh
Don't threaten me with a good time
I'm not an expert, but I've been human my whole life...

I read the other day that our names die
After a generation or two
Most people cannot reliably name
the parents of their parents...

As a kid, I could fall asleep in my car
And wake up in my bed
That doesn't happen anymore...
Now I wake each morning with existential dread


Dread

Time never runs down, only out
But we always hasten, though sometimes slowly
It's more tragic than anybody knows

One day this will all be gone
I can't live all my dreams
But I think they'll be ok without me

Death doesn't frighten me
It's the dying part I fear
Hoping it won't take too long
Hoping it won't take years

One day this will all be gone
I can't live all my dreams
But I think they'll be ok without me

I have an anger deep inside of me
I didn't choose it, and I don't want it
But it's there --- I wish it'd go away

OK Without Me

Yesterday is gone
Doesn't matter what happened
All that matters now
What happens next

I don't want that burden
Or the things they've left behind
I don't want to sing
That song of sorrow

Oh, woe is me
It's a common song
Everybody has a personal version
With different verses, tailored perfectly
But the chorus is always the same --- 
Oh, woe is me
Woe is me...

No one wants the burden
Of someone else's trouble
It's more interesting to know
What they intend to do about it
I already know the tale

Oh, woe is me
It's a common song
Everybody has a personal version
With different verses, tailored perfectly
But the chorus is always the same --- 
Oh, woe is me
Woe is me...

Woe Is Me

I don't like being alone
But I hate being with people more
Wanting to go out
But happy to stay home

Waiting for the day to end
With no special reason why
Sometimes I'm angry with the sun
Taunting me with its shine

I've been socially distant
since way before the plague
Rather read a book than attend a party
Trying to sleep a lot - awake is SO exhausting

Knowing what you need to be happy
Does not make doing it any easier
And things we WANT to do
Often don't deliver happy...

I've been socially distant
since way before the plague
Rather read a book than attend a party
Trying to sleep a lot - awake is SO exhausting

Exhausting

I'm seeing a girl
She's really the rage
Says she's real vinyl
I think she's real front-page
Claimed by another
So we're real undercover
Meeting discreetly
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She said not to worry
My story's just fine
But we gotta hurry
There's never much time
Climbing up back stairs
We're real undercover
Meeting discreetly
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