Consequence

A pastor swept away my wrongs
He put my mind at ease
He cannot do that for himself
He cannot change what he's seen

So he and I drove to the creek
And fished out some poor souls
Men who'd seen a bit too much and couldn't keep their mouth shut
(But I guess it's fair enough)

I'm a fortune they never told
Afraid that I won't come true
I've been copying out the charts I found and stole from you
How can anyone face the consequence they can't understand?

I had a dream that nobody could fall asleep
And it was all my fault for all my disbelief
Some original sin I couldn't take back
Said I was sorry but maybe it's meant to be
And you were there telling me how ashamed you were
And suddenly I felt no more guilt

A chemist pulled me to his side
Said he loathed what he had done
Yeah he had worked away his days
To give my God a different name
We built an orchard out of words that had left their meanings
And since I felt their shade
I found that everything is sickeningly simple
When you strip it down

(And I think that everybody goes home alone when the daylight dies)

I'm a fortune they never told
Afraid that I won't come true
I've been copying out the charts I found and stole from you
Did you know that we don't make sense
When you bring us into the light?
How can anyone face the consequence?
I just don't know

So I hide away my name
'Til I finally hear the letters breaking down
'Til the consonants and vowels resemble us