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Have you had enough excitement now? More than you ever did?
You never wanted to be treated like a woman
You maintained you was just a kid
Well at least you were of age my dear, these days kids they grow so fast
You never wanted to be committed to the present
You too busy be livin' in the past
Who then was your savior? Who then was your friend?
Who is now committed to the present? Is it someone that exists?
What is life in god? A perfect vision of the self?
I always thought we was a dealing with one thing
Now we are dealing with something else
Do you see my smokin' guns?
They're smokin' from shootin', smokin' from shootin'
Smokin' from shooting at nothing dear
Do you live your life on the run?
Losing out on lovin'
Asking for nothing
Running from something that isn't there
Who makes my decisions? Who reads all your thoughts?
What makes us how we are?
Faith can't prove what science won't resolve
Kumbaya my lord, c'mon row your boat ashore
The river's long, it is cold
It chills the body but not the soul
Do you see my smokin' guns?
They're smokin' from shootin', smokin' from shootin'
Smokin' from shooting at nothing dear
Do you live your life on the run?
Losing out on lovin'
Asking for nothing
Running from something that isn't there
Distance-coming or going? C'mon
What are you waiting for?
Distance-growing or closing in on?
Anyway?
You never wanted to be treated like a woman
You maintained you was just a kid
Well at least you were of age my dear, these days kids they grow so fast
You never wanted to be committed to the present
You too busy be livin' in the past
Who then was your savior? Who then was your friend?
Who is now committed to the present? Is it someone that exists?
What is life in god? A perfect vision of the self?
I always thought we was a dealing with one thing
Now we are dealing with something else
Do you see my smokin' guns?
They're smokin' from shootin', smokin' from shootin'
Smokin' from shooting at nothing dear
Do you live your life on the run?
Losing out on lovin'
Asking for nothing
Running from something that isn't there
Who makes my decisions? Who reads all your thoughts?
What makes us how we are?
Faith can't prove what science won't resolve
Kumbaya my lord, c'mon row your boat ashore
The river's long, it is cold
It chills the body but not the soul
Do you see my smokin' guns?
They're smokin' from shootin', smokin' from shootin'
Smokin' from shooting at nothing dear
Do you live your life on the run?
Losing out on lovin'
Asking for nothing
Running from something that isn't there
Distance-coming or going? C'mon
What are you waiting for?
Distance-growing or closing in on?
Anyway?
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Smokin from Shootin Lyrics as written by James Edward Olliges Jr.
Lyrics © Hipgnosis Songs Group
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"Faith can't prove what science won't resolve."
That is one of the best lines I've heard in a long time.
The second verse sounds like a person talking to someone else about God. That line, to me, means that faith can't prove that there is a God, or that would eliminate faith; it would just be truth. The second half means, to me, that science won't resolve "how we are" because there is no other explanation. The end sounds like he's talking about society, are we getting closer to armageddon, or are we getting further from God.