The Grand Inquisitor II: Roots & Locusts

It is not for us to resolve things that are not of this world

A world with God would be even more disturbing than a universe without him

For if He tolerates atrocities

If he condones such cruelty

Who would want to worship such a maker anyway?

They locked her up for 30 days

In a dark room under the roof

They broke her will with the cane

She'll remember everything

You are trying to save me, but perhaps I am not lost

It is not God that I do not accept

It's this world of God's, created by God, that I cannot agree to accept

I dragged myself out to the Ocean

And stared all night into the sky

The only lights I saw were far below me: Black waters full of life

I too lived on roots and locusts

I too have been in the wilderness

I too was striving to stand among They elect

Among the strong and the powerful

I too lived on roots and locusts

I too prized the freedom with which Thou hast blessed us

But I woke up and would not serve madness

The kiss glows deep in his heart

But the old man adheres to his idea

I too lived on roots and locusts

I too