This Godless Endeavor

Lyrics

[Intro] And on the open road We came to a sign For it was foretold That the weak would inherit and nothing would change Here we are at the crossroads Standing face to back Still afraid to see our eyes I feel helpless and alone Trapped on the third stone [Refrain] Godless are we Godless are we [Verse 1] Sitting here sideways on a cold stone floor My guitar gently bleeding and wanting more When I heard a sound come rapping, tapping on my door "Hello, I'm happy to meet you" (In your confidence, is it safe) "Sit down, I'm happy to greet you" (To feed your greedy dog at the edge of the stage?) "But before, before you slam the door Tell me when, tell me why, tell me what this fucking life is for" We fly through this godless endeavor We try to explain the black forever [Chorus] I feel helpless and alone Trapped on the third stone [Solo: Smyth] [Chorus] I feel permanently stoned This godless endeavor The only cage I've known [Verse 2] Our organic equation has shown its flaw Can we agree to disagree on the concept of God? As I lifted up my brother, he said to me "Abandon naive realism Surrender thought in cold precision" [Chorus] I feel empty and deranged Denied one last epiphany and ushered from the stage [Verse 3] Thou shalt not question, the role of science is not to eliminate God As alternative gods multiply, science stands accused of theocide Consume Conform Consume Conform [Solo: Loomis] [Verse 4] The children sitting in the trees They turn to laugh at me They tell me that I'm insane But in my mind, I know I'm to blame Alone within my lunacy Dementia fills the void within me No testament, prayer, or diseased lament Can heal my wounds, they are so discontent [Chorus] All the faithful fall onto their knees And praise the priests of industrial disease [Verse 5] We contemplate oblivion As we resonate our dissonance In godless, random interpretation The universe still expands Mankind still can't understand How to define you So hide your face And watch us exterminate ourselves over you Welcome to the end, my friend The sky has opened