Faith/Void Lyrics

Lyric discussion by mermorse 

Cover art for Faith/Void lyrics by Bill Callahan

Love Bill Callahan's voice, and music, but how do you find peace without a god? Not even a god, but a higher purpose. Knowing that the creator of the world knows your name and loves you despite any mistakes you may make, this is peaceful knowledge. Knowing you have a purpose on this earth grounds the mind and wandering spirit. The human mind capable of love and madness is not a mere happenstance. You were made by the same God who made the oceans and forests. The peace one experiences in nature is peace in God and His creation.

I myself am an atheist. I find a great deal of peace in the beauty of my existence. I find peace in the marvellous coincidence that is the beautiful world I live in, and I don't need more then this. The mountains, the trees, the animals, the seas, the people, my peace comes from these. My purpose comes from the fact that I am lucky enough to have a brief existence in this incredible world, and that I have a few years to leave my mark and make tiny changes for the better. This is what existence is to me,...