Long Put Down That Gospel

Well I been a-waitin’
For far too many conversations
Keep on a-hailin’ for that time to come
Well they see it in the news
And they see it in the weather
But all that is and will be shall become
Well something ‘bout a kingdom come
And something ‘bout a struggle that’s as good as done
But it’s no time to pretend
Well them people getting restless
With their foolish thoughts of deathlessness
Well I say good is good because it ends
Well, long ago they'll tell you that God spoke,
but they've done long put down that gospel
Well I’m still a-waitin’
For that force of creation to awaken us to more than setting suns
But nothin’ but hypocrites want nothin’ but nothingness,
Telling us it’s better when it’s done
Well that good is evil, wise is dumb, and a war that’s lost is a war that’s won
I can’t take it any more
Such a willing self-deception,
All for a glimpse of a heaven
That you can’t see right outside your door
Well, long ago they'll tell you that God spoke,
but they've done long put down that gospel
Now I’m done a-waitin’
Now it’s time where we start takin’
a liking to our short time in that sun
‘cause I’m tellin’ you the end don’t justify the meaninglessness
Of all that we have done
Well there’s a heaven and hell inside of me
There’s a heaven and hell that lives and breathes,
Not above or far beneath
So stop wishin’ for the past and strivin’ for the future
In that moment, everything’s complete
Well, long ago they'll tell you that God spoke,
but they've done long put down that gospel