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Only Time Will Tell

Are you one who has danced with the Devil by chance or by choice
Are you quick to obey all the orders of each masters voice
Repeating the lives of our fathers while blinded by faith
Expectant of love and forgiveness forlLifes mistakes we make

We live in a time where the blind are still leading the strong
Are the righteous, self righteous enough to be righteously wrong
Excuse is the “crutch” that we’re human exempt from perfection
Will that be the cross that we bare when we’re faced with rejection

Are those passing before us the wiser for passing at all
Are the heights that we reach for in life our reasons to fall
Is there peace of the mind or the spirit in Heaven or Hell
Does sin linger, eternally damning...a putrescent smell

Does the human within us insist that we make lifes mistakes
As we wrestle our conscience the innocent lie in our wake
Should we wish for forgiveness or wallow...only time will tell
When it’s too late for unanswered questions... will the mocking bird yell

What is left as humanity waits on the last curtain call
Shall we rise to the heavens above as the last angels fall
Will our wonder be wonder alone that the heavens replace
Shall we plunge to the depths of despair, even further from grace

Does time fly on wings that will heal the broken and damned
Will faith be the cure for the festering wounds in his hands
No redemption for those admitting we’re wrong and afraid
Destroying the beauty around us in the nightmares we’ve made

Lord help us repent now we’re dreadfully lost and alone
No chance for to change does our future lie written in stone
Can we change who we are can we change that which tears us apart
Are we wasting our time are the children alone pure of heart

Was Jesus shown human while losing His temper... seems odd
Is it sinful to think that we’re made in the likeness of God
Is each personal quest less important less noble to call
Than those that lie prone at the foot of the Wailing Wall
You decide for yourselves ...but for me
I Don't Think So At All

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