Purple Iris

Lyrics

Chorus: It's like, 'Where's faith when you need it?' Hard believing when you can't even see it Preachers say keep the faith But they ain't seein' God so of course He the person that they blame So they losin' it, faith So they losin' it, faith So they losin' it, faith So they losin' it Faith's starting to seem real ludicrous But hope do exist, purple iris Verse 1: Picture this: a man of the Lord A minister, only using the Bible as his sword Got two little girls, one born with cancer Every night he prays to the Lord for an answer Please heal her, don't let it kill her Years going by, she only gettin' iller, things gettin' realer But he prays and he prays for days They said God works in mysterious ways Little by little his faith sways Looking at the congregation, his heart race The next day, she passed out of class Rushed her to the hospital, fearing it's her last breath He hit his knees, 'God, please! If you there, take away this disease' Started not to believe but doctors made him yield 'Sir, it's a miracle, your daughter's fully healed' Chorus: It's like, 'Where's faith when you need it?' Hard believing when you can't even see it Preachers say keep the faith But they ain't seein' God so of course He the person that they blame So they losin' it, faith So they losin' it, faith So they losin' it, faith So they losin' it Faith's starting to seem real ludicrous But hope do exist, purple iris Verse 2: Now the same girl's older Grew up in the church, kept God on her shoulder Graduated high school to a much colder Place in the world, keep faith dad told her Everyday, her friends would surround her Short skirts, makeup, constantly they hound her 'cause she the clean one, preacher's daughter Virgin, living off of everything he taught her But they lifestyle affected her Threw away the principles that at one time protected her Started clubbin', sexin' no lovin' Powder room for the coke, daddy's little muffin Ain't been to church in a few years Parents still praying for her while they spew tears But it became clear that they precious little girl was gone and never coming home Chorus: It's like, 'Where's faith when you need it?' Hard believing when you can't even see it Preachers say keep the faith But they ain't seein' God so of course He the person that they blame So they losin' it, faith So they losin' it, faith So they losin' it, faith So they losin' it Faith's starting to seem real ludicrous But hope do exist, purple iris Verse 3: The next time they saw her, she was pale Eyes dilated, off the back they could tell it was drugs Dad felt his heart start to descend 'God, what I do? I was faithful, barely sinned I prayed and I prayed, her life yeah you saved But at what cost? Losing her in another way?' Slowly walked away, reach passed by Church didn't see him, started to ask why So did he, started questioning if God's real 'What's the deal? Why kill what you just healed?' But his wife told him, 'You gotta have faith Don't be a hypocrite, live what you say' The next Sunday he was back at the altar Faith restored believing that he ain't fully lost her And as he started to preach, the church doors opened wide and there was his daughter walking inside Chorus: It's like, 'Where's faith when you need it?' Hard believing when you can't even see it Preachers say keep the faith But they ain't seein' God so of course He the person that they blame So they losin' it, faith So they losin' it, faith So they losin' it, faith So they losin' it Faith's starting to seem real ludicrous But hope do exist, purple iris