The Law is abolished Powerless to save As it ever was A long lost language etched Burned into the hard element Subject to erosion Replaced by flesh and blood Speaking the same message "Mercy, not Sacrifice"
The Word is established Hated for its Truth Love your brother Love yourself Impossible Impossible So few can read between the lines: TRY
It is in the effort That we find communion With each other The" judging not lest ye be judged" That fires the engines Of life in the world Ruled by the powers of darkness Yet Even so, still the world we live in Usurped We are prisoners of darkness
Chained in Plato's cave Loving the absence The void is all we've known All there is to love For love will be love and Love will have it's way Love will find something to love Thy brothers Thy self Sure, unobtainable
Love nonetheless, though darkened, restrained A teaser Just enough to make you want more Just enough to make you believe You need more
Thomas can't see it Tommy don't know Tom's a doubter Tommy's the man Thomas knows his **** Tommy's not sure Tom hates what he cannot know Tommy knows nothing Thomas hates himself Tommy wants the moon Tom won't be satisfied until he gets the moon Tommy doesn't know how Thomas wants to believe Tommy finds it very hard Tom won't believe what he cannot see Tommy wishes Thomas needs hope Tommy wishes it away Tom won't let himself be happy Tommy knows fear Thomas fears happiness Tommy is terrified of Truth Tom thinks he might know Tommy won't accept it Because the Truth is... Tommy needs Thomas needs Tom needs
The Law is abolished The chains are broken All that is left to do Is give up the shadowplay Overcome the fear of getting shot in the back TURN AROUND Stare into the Light Let it blind you And find bliss in the hot, white glare
Turn around It's not all that hard Just TRY
The Word is established To free the captives To turn their sights from the inside To show the way of love That swirls like a sweet smelling fog in the air around them To teach them how to cast out devils Their own demons, Legion To multiply fish and loaves, to turn nothing into something TO BREAK THEM DOWN
TO BREAK YOU DOWN To raze the tower of babel that has been raised in your mind Swirling with ideas and genius All the while infected with the opinions of others Held down by meanness and cruelty of those who don't understand Dragged down by idiots and buffoons you are commanded to love Crucified by ignorant people who desire to make themselves your enemies Brothers For all this you are asked to love them For all of this you are expected to love yourself For all of this, can you believe that redemption is glimpsed? Is this the price you pay? Is it worth it?
The chains are broken The darkness is extinguished Death has been consumed by death See the cave for what it is Your heart And embrace the Light that illuminated it
Is it worth the price? Your secret place is sacred But how can you bring in love If you don't venture outside to find it? You will forget what love even is How can you exercise compassion If you don't find someone to have compassion for? How can you forgive if there is no one to forgive? Yourself? How do you even know HOW to forgive When you won't forgive yourself?
The Law is abolished Flesh and blood remain The essence of the Law now Shining brightly in your secret place From behind