I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
"God created man
in his own image"
But ever since
the fall of man
Man is but a sinner
who must do penance
That is what
God's servants say
A true believer
was hit by misfortune
Although he had ;ed
a sinless life
"Can this be the will
of an almighty god?"
Clouded skies
are reflecting
his state of mind
Storm rages above him
in the dead of night
But also in his heart
His strength and will
have failed him
And he's beginning
to doubt
Those were even
features of
a higher might
Inside
he feels emptiness
Might reflect
a void in heaven
And the absence of God
Devoid of content
is the word of God
Serves no purpose
in conformity
with his life
As all prosperity
has been washed away
And no support
is to be accounted for
from the "good" souls
He feels named
and alone
as there' no one
to answer his prayers
No angels,
no intervention divine
Would save him
should he fall
All hope is lost but now
he dares not believe
Or live in the lie
that used to be his shield
If the meaning of life;
To honor
and live for God
Proves to be a lie
What's there to live for?
I deny
that there ever was a god
Or a meaning of life
other than reproduction
The rest is up
to each and everyone of us
To seek or create
Scourge
of the philosopher
Can there be a god
if this world is a failure?
The problem is old
but yet to be solved
So if there ever
was a god
He's either dead,
powerless, or a sadist
Only thing
to know for sure
He's unworthy
of our worship
in his own image"
But ever since
the fall of man
Man is but a sinner
who must do penance
That is what
God's servants say
A true believer
was hit by misfortune
Although he had ;ed
a sinless life
"Can this be the will
of an almighty god?"
Clouded skies
are reflecting
his state of mind
Storm rages above him
in the dead of night
But also in his heart
His strength and will
have failed him
And he's beginning
to doubt
Those were even
features of
a higher might
Inside
he feels emptiness
Might reflect
a void in heaven
And the absence of God
Devoid of content
is the word of God
Serves no purpose
in conformity
with his life
As all prosperity
has been washed away
And no support
is to be accounted for
from the "good" souls
He feels named
and alone
as there' no one
to answer his prayers
No angels,
no intervention divine
Would save him
should he fall
All hope is lost but now
he dares not believe
Or live in the lie
that used to be his shield
If the meaning of life;
To honor
and live for God
Proves to be a lie
What's there to live for?
I deny
that there ever was a god
Or a meaning of life
other than reproduction
The rest is up
to each and everyone of us
To seek or create
Scourge
of the philosopher
Can there be a god
if this world is a failure?
The problem is old
but yet to be solved
So if there ever
was a god
He's either dead,
powerless, or a sadist
Only thing
to know for sure
He's unworthy
of our worship
Lyrics submitted by TMA2
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