This was inspired by my recent conversion to Christianity. This was written to a God is an Astronaut track...
Tonight is the night it’s time to separate
we pray for a second coming, we pray for a debate
Can we just please get a lawyer, LORD
before we plead our case
I see the gates I see the guards
their eyes burning a hole through my heavy heart
I try to get a jumpstart
Try to escape my fate
Cause God alone knows where I’m headed
God alone determines the time
But I can’t leave here ‘til I find out
What exactly was my crime
Cause I feel like I’m not the bad guy
I’m not the only one
who take someone else’s money
and even tries to run
We all are human beings
we all can be insane
I never killed nobody
Just took the Lord’s name in vain
Can it be we’ve lost perspective
Can it be we never understood
It was never about money
Never about the condition of the hood
Never about the politics and never about the church
We scrub our skin with our sin
Because always we think we can win
But it’s pretty obvious
we were blinded from the start
We fell away from God’s heart
Now we gotta climb
ascend higher as we descend through time
Dodging bullets as we reach for the sublime
And I hear you Lord I’m trying to obey
Take a hold of my destiny
Make me want to stay
Cause I don’t wanna fight you
And I don’t wanna lie
I Just wanna find my place in the world and find a place to hide
But that’s not how the game’s played
I know you want me to say
I can do all things through you
Cause you make my sins go away
I’m just not perfect like your son
I don’t know if I have won
The battle’s dragging on and there’s no place to run
Can you cast your shield over me
Can you open my eyes to see
Where my real friends are
And where my enemies will be
I don’t wanna be afraid Lord
I don’t wanna lose this fight
I can feel the serpent’s tugging
And he’s gonna tug all night
So Lord remember my face when we march
Remember me as a part of your song
Remember me when the day drags on
Give me your wisdom
Give me your word
Because truly in you no line becomes blurred
But we as your children take up our yokes
And then when we’ve won they will be broke
By your hands Father please be my guide
Give me the strength to combat the evil inside
And then I will follow
Take the red pill and swallow
I’ll never live that lie again
I’ll never try to pretend/I’m something that I’m not…
