Tag Day - The Stranger

A stranger goes to church to mourn his father
Hoping he will find some peace of mind
He bows his head and holds his hands to heaven
Through scarlet eyes he begins to cry

Oh god, have you abandoned me?
I've lost my life at 23
A crippled man with aching feet
And calloused hands from praising thee
Your church stands on a field of dust
Beneath the surface layer of rust
Tell me this is not my fault
I've lost my heart and all my soul

A mother goes to mourn her son in autumn
Hoping she will find some clarity
She watched him fall and drown in holy water
Bows her head as she begins to speak

Oh god, have you abandoned me?
You took my son at 17
I've walked a mile on aching feet
My pilgrimage for praising thee
Your church stands on a field of dust
Beneath the surface layer of rust
Tell me this is not my fault
I've lost my heart and all my soul

Farewell happy fields where joy forever dwells
Hail horror, hail infernal world
And thou profoundest hell
Receive thy new possessor
One who brings a mind
Not to be changed by place or time
The mind is it's own place and in itself
Can make a heaven of hell
A hell of heaven
What matter where if i still be the same and i should be
All but less that he who thunder hath made greater?
Here at last, we shall be free
We shall be free
Here we may reign secure and in my choice
It's better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

Now god it's me, I'm on my knees before you
I searched a year for reasons for this life
I'm begging thee to end this constant torture
You're cursing me with fear and failing eyes
Now if you stand for everything you claim to
Why do bad things happen to such caring souls?
You took my life now how can i repay you?
Are you happy now you've got him in your hold?

Oh god, have you abandoned me?
I've lost my life at 23
A crippled man with aching feet
And calloused hands from praising thee
Your church stands on a field of dust
Beneath the surface layer of rust
Tell me this is not my fault
I've lost my heart and all my soul

Written by:
Elliot Tyler

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