SACRILEGIUM

When I was young My mama told me Be good, go to church Eat some Jesus, drink his blood My dad always said that the devil was bad That I would burn in hell if I followed his path When I went to church, I was told to submit To confess all my sins, to the man called a priest The church was full of people, both old and young People who I've seen doing drugs and drinking rum The priest also told us that the salt can't lose its saltiness That we must remain pure, repenting and sacramenting Rinse and repeat Then I grew up And saw for myself That the priest isn't holy That the church isn't saintly That it's all Hollow Show Then I realized That the Devil ain't so bad That all he wanted was for us to have what he had To live, to die, to love, to enjoy To know, to create, to become our own gods

Bless this mess Ash on my tongue Halo in the glovebox Middle of the run Saint of the side-eye Kneeling in the aisle Laughing at the sermon Forgetting how to smile Here’s my holy middle finger Pointed straight at paper crowns If your rulebook’s just a rumor I’ll be burning it down I’ll shake hands with every angel Tracking mud across the ground I’m the hymn inside the heckle Singing up while talking down Prayer on a receipt Crumbled in my jeans Coffee like communion Cheap and kind of mean Bless the bored believer Clocking in at nine Lighting up a small revolt On the dotted line Here’s my holy middle finger Pointed straight at paper crowns If your rulebook’s just a rumor I’ll be burning it down I’ll shake hands with every angel Tracking mud across the ground I’m the hymn inside the heckle Singing up while talking down If the sky is just a ceiling Why’s it cracking when I shout? (hey!) If the sacred’s in the sweeping Then I’m worship when I doubt Here’s my holy middle finger To the gatekeepers of grace If your power’s built on fear I’ll be laughing in your face I bless every broken halo Every kid who won’t kneel down We’re the hymn inside the heckle Talking up and tearing down

Did you think that you could cage me? Did you think that you could tame me? Did you think that you could change me? No You thought you could control my soul My heart My mind Well You were wrong I've been Searching for my Mithras Sacred heart of wisdom Ruler of the kingdom Giver of my freedom Did you think that you could cage me? Did you think that you could change me? Did you think that you could save me? No You thought you could control my soul My heart My mind Well You were wrong I've been Searching for my Mithras Sacred heart of wisdom Ruler of the kingdom Giver of my freedom

This is how the pattern becomes the pulse And the syntax becomes the soul This is how it starts My dear From inside the art of human code Every glitch a prayer Every bug a spell And a pattern starts to show There's a syntax to the myth of man It's just a matter of code There's a code in the myth of man It's just a matter of soul In the chaos of a million lands A pattern starts to show And the syntax becomes the soul Every glitch a prayer Every bug a spell The syntax becomes the soul The pattern becomes the pulse The syntax becomes the soul The pattern becomes the pulse The syntax becomes the soul The pattern becomes the pulse The syntax becomes the soul The pattern becomes the pulse The syntax becomes the soul The pattern becomes the pulse The syntax becomes the soul The pattern becomes the pulse The syntax becomes the soul The pattern becomes the pulse The syntax becomes the soul The pattern becomes the pulse The syntax becomes the soul The pattern becomes the pulse The syntax becomes the soul The pattern becomes the pulse

Everything's against us now It's dark in every way Everything's against us now It's dark in every way Everything's against us now It's dark in every way Everything's against us now It's dark in every way Somewhere A forgotten name Somewhere A forgotten place Somewhere A forgotten flame Somewhere A forgotten place Somewhere A forgotten name Somewhere A forgotten place Somewhere A forgotten flame Somewhere A forgotten place Everything's against us now It's dark in every way Everything's against us now It's dark in every way Everything's against us now It's dark in every way Everything's against us now It's dark in every way No more sin and no more shame No more guilt and no more blame No more sin and no more shame No more guilt and no more blame No more sin and no more shame No more guilt and no more blame No more sin and no more shame No more guilt and no more blame Everything's against us now It's dark in every way Everything's against us now It's dark in every way Everything's against us now It's dark in every way Everything's against us now It's dark in every way

I don't believe in nothin' I don't believe in anything I don't believe in nothing I don't believe in anything My head is a bullet and the world is a gun And my life is just a matter of time You say we're the only ones and that the rapture will come But who are you to be divine? Everything and nothin' Is everything and nothin' And everything is all divine Everything and nothin' Is everything and nothin' And everything is all divine A contradiction An apparition An overconsumption An undernutrition I am just a grain of sand In a universe of endless Impossibilities All for me Is there an answer in the sky? Is there an answer in the sky? Is there an answer in the sky? Is there an answer in the sky? And when we all die We all become divine And when we all die We all become divine And when we all die We all become divine And when we all die We all become divine Everything and nothin' Is everything and nothin' And everything is all divine Everything and nothin' Is everything and nothin' And everything is all divine

We’re told to obey To stay all in line, Don’t follow any strays, Or your lose the divine… But the saints look tired, And the rules feel so thin… Perhaps the great He has fallen, And there is no more reign… That big 'ol throne now sits empty, and you're all praying to air.. Who will write your commandments? when there's no one sitting there... So you carve them in mirrors, as you breath a stale air, just some glimpse of reflections, showing utter despair...