The Stranger
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A stranger goes to church to mourn his father Hoping he will find some peace of mind He bows his head and holds his hands to heaven Through scarlet eyes he begins to cry Oh god, have you abandoned me? I've lost my life at 23 A crippled man with aching feet And calloused hands from praising thee Your church stands on a field of dust Beneath the surface layer of rust Tell me this is not my fault I've lost my heart and all my soul A mother goes to mourn her son in autumn Hoping she will find some clarity She watched him fall and drown in holy water Bows her head as she begins to speak Oh god, have you abandoned me? You took my son at 17 I've walked a mile on aching feet My pilgrimage for praising thee Your church stands on a field of dust Beneath the surface layer of rust Tell me this is not my fault I've lost my heart and all my soul Farewell happy fields where joy forever dwells Hail horror, hail infernal world And thou profoundest hell Receive thy new possessor One who brings a mind Not to be changed by place or time The mind is it's own place and in itself Can make a heaven of hell A hell of heaven What matter where if i still be the same and i should be All but less that he who thunder hath made greater? Here at last, we shall be free We shall be free Here we may reign secure and in my choice It's better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven Now god it's me, I'm on my knees before you I searched a year for reasons for this life I'm begging thee to end this constant torture You're cursing me with fear and failing eyes Now if you stand for everything you claim to Why do bad things happen to such caring souls? You took my life now how can i repay you? Are you happy now you've got him in your hold? Oh god, have you abandoned me? I've lost my life at 23 A crippled man with aching feet And calloused hands from praising thee Your church stands on a field of dust Beneath the surface layer of rust Tell me this is not my fault I've lost my heart and all my soul
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