Crisis of Faith Lyrics

I hear the voices again

They say I should suffer for my sins

They say I should cover up my head

Under the sheets atop my bed

And wait for colic to kick in

They're my friends

I see the shadows at night

They slip through the remnants of my pride

They think I should lie here

Terrified at what my mind has made me do

And bring the mood to finally die

Do they lie

I know truth isn't mercy

I know justice isn't kind

I know laughter is the answer

In the downfall of design

I'm denied three times

For all my fear, my guilt, my shame

How can I pray

I feel the sinking of shame

A constant pressure all around my frame

The knowledge that for all I've done, the joy I've won

The webs I've spun through desperate months

I'll never be the same

Good game

I know truth isn't mercy

I know justice isn't kind

I know laughter is the answer

In the downfall of design

I'm denied three times

For all my fear, my guilt, my shame

How can I pray

In my fairness, I am cruel

In my justice, I'm a fool

In my sloth, there lies desire

In my mercy, I'm a liar

How can I be justified

When I cannot be just inside

I taste the traces of doubt

A difficulty striving to surmount

The bleak abuse on evening news

A need to prove, to feed, consume

And we conclude there's no one in the crowd

Devout

I know truth isn't mercy

I know justice isn't kind

I know laughter is the answer

In the downfall of design

I'm denied three times

For all my fear, my guilt, my shame

How can I pray