I may not believe in God
It doesn't mean I'm a lesser person
I still have a heart
And I know what it feels like to be broken

I may not believe in Jesus
But I believe in sacrifice
Life doesn't always stand a reason
And no one ever gets a chance to live it twice

But I'd rather risk my fate
Than to lose my faith

In the lovin', the hatin'
The constant debatin'
The chaos, the calm
Raise the alarm

The living that die
The constant deny
The chaos, the calm
Raise the alarm
Raise the alarm

I may not believe in regrets
But I believe in salvation
Some things I'd rather forget
We choose what we see
And we see what we choose to believe

In the name of the Father
The Son, and the Holy Ghost
I'm not concerned with religion
After all it's what's inside that matters most

But I'd rather risk my fate
Than to lose my faith

In the lovin', the hatin'
The constant debatin'
The chaos, the calm
Raise the alarm

The living that die
The constant deny
The chaos, the calm
Raise the alarm
Raise the alarm
Raise the alarm

But I'd rather risk my fate
Than to lose my faith
Yeah, I'd rather risk my fate
Than to lose my faith

In the lovin', the hatin'
The constant debatin'
The chaos, the calm
Raise the alarm

The living that die
The constant deny
The chaos, the calm
Raise the alarm
Raise the alarm

Raise the alarm
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Raise the alarm



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    i reckon its possible that chris cheney wrote this song about someone else being an athiest. its like he is defending the belief as a belief instead of as his beliefs.

    or it might not be about religion/athieism. it could be that chris cheney is a humanist. so hes saying hed rather die than to lose his faith in people

    dnaovliadnon June 11, 2009   Link

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