I'm never gonna understand this.
I'm never gonna let it be.
I just can't understand this aged plan,
It's obsolete.

How can you recognize and cherish
hysteric fairy tales?
They've come to life. Now sit by and listen...
The whole world wails.

I feel as though I've been abducted
Or maybe I am just misplaced
As I watch these rash hysterics
lay to waste the human race.

Just ask them if the sky will open
and save us from the truth.
They say that they'd leave today
Just without, without you.

Is this one big joke?
I can only hope
Say your prayers, they're the final punchline.
I don't see the love, below or above
Say you're scared, well, I feel fine

Oh, please believe (oh, please believe)
I'm doing just fine
For what's deceased I shall never grieve
Just let your faith die. Die!

I feel I have been abandoned
I alone seem to see disgrace
As I watch these mad dogmatics
govern our entire race.
Don't tell them you can walk on water
Or they may drink your blood
Why live for pain in the name
the name of, the name of love?

I can only hope
This is one big joke
With your prayers as the final punchline
How is it divine
When it's flawed design?
Fill the cracks with faith I can't find.

Screaming for pure love
You venerate
Delusion based in hate

Bleeding from pure love
For this I pray:
We've got to shake the faith.


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    I'm glad AFI at least kept having anti religious lyrics, even though they're a pop band now. Their hardcore punk days were so much better, hell, even Decemberunderground was better than Crash Love.

    sp00kon October 29, 2009   Link

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