歌曲 | Question Marks |
歌手 | Shad |
专辑 | When This Is Over |
下载 | Image LRC TXT |
What’s with this book now? | |
Looks like any other good brown hardcover book bound, | |
The type really took down in the libraries destined for dust | |
That people can’t quite put down or brush off | |
Even though it’s been labeled hateful, | |
Abused to validate racial subjugation and justify hatred | |
It just defies explanation, how pages could be both burned and bashed, | |
Learned and loved, hated, yet translated into every single tongue. | |
If this was just some regular book then how come? | |
And even these divisions it caused is all for proof, | |
As we find extreme reactions wherever there is truth. | |
And why have we heard it quoted a billion times? | |
Could it be more than just some brilliant lines? | |
A simple tradition to keep men so engaged in the pages, | |
By something beyond even the statements, | |
In the way the scribes, from different tribes, | |
In different places at different times, could all scribble lines. | |
But without collusion perfectly coincide, | |
And connect like pieces of a puzzle | |
Made from parables, and prophecies, | |
Parallels and paradoxes that seem to unlock the mysteries, | |
As we watch the history unfold, | |
Just as it was foretold | |
The scrolls unrolled to reveal | |
Words with that strongest trained sense of all things real, | |
Could it be made up or actually, factually be? | |
Scholars have tested the historical accuracy, | |
But beyond science, even intuition attests | |
To what the book confirms and all of nature suggests. | |
That there is likely a force behind | |
That must possess some kind of mind to design the search, | |
With all complex life intertwined. | |
But how could we travel through time, to unravel the lines, | |
And discover the nature of the divine? | |
Like is he just and kind, compassionate, old, bearded, and vengeful? | |
Indifferent? Omnipotent? And if so, | |
He must be some kind of sick old man, | |
‘cause the world as we know it is far from blissful. | |
Now all this goes to say, that most today, | |
Believe in some kind of God, even hope and pray. | |
But struggle with religion and faith don’t dismay. | |
We’re not destined to decease before we find… | |
The answer to all the question marks, a spot we began to understand. | |
See, all the questions inside man are like hands | |
On the internal compass that guides, | |
As we search for what could make our hearts satisfied. | |
First we look outside, blind leading blind in succession for success, | |
But no one ever conquers the questions, | |
It’s the quest which only serves to further evidence, | |
The irrelevance, | |
Of human skill and intelligence. | |
Then we look inside, and find with introspection, | |
There’s no bearing to define the direction; towards truth, | |
To navigate the course, | |
‘Cause not inside or outside, the questions point to a source. | |
Like is there more to life than sleep, struggle, and strife? | |
Just eat, hustle, and fight, | |
And maybe juggle a wife, kids, and a job. | |
Why are we here? Is there a God? | |
If there were no answers, would it not be odd? | |
Our lives would be nothing but a constant search | |
For something we can’t describe | |
But swear we must have lost at birth. | |
‘Cause on the search we never feel quite home, | |
Even in large crowds we can often feel alone, | |
In our own skin trapped like slaves | |
To behave in ways | |
That betray our own will, it’s strange | |
The inconsistencies and mystery | |
How we often lament that we’re not who we wish to be. | |
Well, for those in this position, | |
First off you’re not alone, | |
Secondly, in this condition something interesting is shown; the conscience. | |
But why would it impose such laws that expose such flaws? | |
There seems no just cause. | |
But since our conscience is a part of our person, | |
The mistake that many make is to ignore it in our searching; for happiness, | |
Which leaves many incomplete. | |
But this is still just the first step to finding peace, | |
‘Cause it’s not blind devotion to a code of laws, | |
But a real relationship with the one true God. | |
Pause. |
What' s with this book now? | |
Looks like any other good brown hardcover book bound, | |
The type really took down in the libraries destined for dust | |
That people can' t quite put down or brush off | |
Even though it' s been labeled hateful, | |
Abused to validate racial subjugation and justify hatred | |
It just defies explanation, how pages could be both burned and bashed, | |
Learned and loved, hated, yet translated into every single tongue. | |
If this was just some regular book then how come? | |
And even these divisions it caused is all for proof, | |
As we find extreme reactions wherever there is truth. | |
And why have we heard it quoted a billion times? | |
Could it be more than just some brilliant lines? | |
A simple tradition to keep men so engaged in the pages, | |
By something beyond even the statements, | |
In the way the scribes, from different tribes, | |
In different places at different times, could all scribble lines. | |
But without collusion perfectly coincide, | |
And connect like pieces of a puzzle | |
Made from parables, and prophecies, | |
Parallels and paradoxes that seem to unlock the mysteries, | |
As we watch the history unfold, | |
Just as it was foretold | |
The scrolls unrolled to reveal | |
Words with that strongest trained sense of all things real, | |
Could it be made up or actually, factually be? | |
Scholars have tested the historical accuracy, | |
But beyond science, even intuition attests | |
To what the book confirms and all of nature suggests. | |
That there is likely a force behind | |
That must possess some kind of mind to design the search, | |
With all complex life intertwined. | |
But how could we travel through time, to unravel the lines, | |
And discover the nature of the divine? | |
Like is he just and kind, compassionate, old, bearded, and vengeful? | |
Indifferent? Omnipotent? And if so, | |
He must be some kind of sick old man, | |
' cause the world as we know it is far from blissful. | |
Now all this goes to say, that most today, | |
Believe in some kind of God, even hope and pray. | |
But struggle with religion and faith don' t dismay. | |
We' re not destined to decease before we find | |
The answer to all the question marks, a spot we began to understand. | |
See, all the questions inside man are like hands | |
On the internal compass that guides, | |
As we search for what could make our hearts satisfied. | |
First we look outside, blind leading blind in succession for success, | |
But no one ever conquers the questions, | |
It' s the quest which only serves to further evidence, | |
The irrelevance, | |
Of human skill and intelligence. | |
Then we look inside, and find with introspection, | |
There' s no bearing to define the direction towards truth, | |
To navigate the course, | |
' Cause not inside or outside, the questions point to a source. | |
Like is there more to life than sleep, struggle, and strife? | |
Just eat, hustle, and fight, | |
And maybe juggle a wife, kids, and a job. | |
Why are we here? Is there a God? | |
If there were no answers, would it not be odd? | |
Our lives would be nothing but a constant search | |
For something we can' t describe | |
But swear we must have lost at birth. | |
' Cause on the search we never feel quite home, | |
Even in large crowds we can often feel alone, | |
In our own skin trapped like slaves | |
To behave in ways | |
That betray our own will, it' s strange | |
The inconsistencies and mystery | |
How we often lament that we' re not who we wish to be. | |
Well, for those in this position, | |
First off you' re not alone, | |
Secondly, in this condition something interesting is shown the conscience. | |
But why would it impose such laws that expose such flaws? | |
There seems no just cause. | |
But since our conscience is a part of our person, | |
The mistake that many make is to ignore it in our searching for happiness, | |
Which leaves many incomplete. | |
But this is still just the first step to finding peace, | |
' Cause it' s not blind devotion to a code of laws, | |
But a real relationship with the one true God. | |
Pause. |
What' s with this book now? | |
Looks like any other good brown hardcover book bound, | |
The type really took down in the libraries destined for dust | |
That people can' t quite put down or brush off | |
Even though it' s been labeled hateful, | |
Abused to validate racial subjugation and justify hatred | |
It just defies explanation, how pages could be both burned and bashed, | |
Learned and loved, hated, yet translated into every single tongue. | |
If this was just some regular book then how come? | |
And even these divisions it caused is all for proof, | |
As we find extreme reactions wherever there is truth. | |
And why have we heard it quoted a billion times? | |
Could it be more than just some brilliant lines? | |
A simple tradition to keep men so engaged in the pages, | |
By something beyond even the statements, | |
In the way the scribes, from different tribes, | |
In different places at different times, could all scribble lines. | |
But without collusion perfectly coincide, | |
And connect like pieces of a puzzle | |
Made from parables, and prophecies, | |
Parallels and paradoxes that seem to unlock the mysteries, | |
As we watch the history unfold, | |
Just as it was foretold | |
The scrolls unrolled to reveal | |
Words with that strongest trained sense of all things real, | |
Could it be made up or actually, factually be? | |
Scholars have tested the historical accuracy, | |
But beyond science, even intuition attests | |
To what the book confirms and all of nature suggests. | |
That there is likely a force behind | |
That must possess some kind of mind to design the search, | |
With all complex life intertwined. | |
But how could we travel through time, to unravel the lines, | |
And discover the nature of the divine? | |
Like is he just and kind, compassionate, old, bearded, and vengeful? | |
Indifferent? Omnipotent? And if so, | |
He must be some kind of sick old man, | |
' cause the world as we know it is far from blissful. | |
Now all this goes to say, that most today, | |
Believe in some kind of God, even hope and pray. | |
But struggle with religion and faith don' t dismay. | |
We' re not destined to decease before we find | |
The answer to all the question marks, a spot we began to understand. | |
See, all the questions inside man are like hands | |
On the internal compass that guides, | |
As we search for what could make our hearts satisfied. | |
First we look outside, blind leading blind in succession for success, | |
But no one ever conquers the questions, | |
It' s the quest which only serves to further evidence, | |
The irrelevance, | |
Of human skill and intelligence. | |
Then we look inside, and find with introspection, | |
There' s no bearing to define the direction towards truth, | |
To navigate the course, | |
' Cause not inside or outside, the questions point to a source. | |
Like is there more to life than sleep, struggle, and strife? | |
Just eat, hustle, and fight, | |
And maybe juggle a wife, kids, and a job. | |
Why are we here? Is there a God? | |
If there were no answers, would it not be odd? | |
Our lives would be nothing but a constant search | |
For something we can' t describe | |
But swear we must have lost at birth. | |
' Cause on the search we never feel quite home, | |
Even in large crowds we can often feel alone, | |
In our own skin trapped like slaves | |
To behave in ways | |
That betray our own will, it' s strange | |
The inconsistencies and mystery | |
How we often lament that we' re not who we wish to be. | |
Well, for those in this position, | |
First off you' re not alone, | |
Secondly, in this condition something interesting is shown the conscience. | |
But why would it impose such laws that expose such flaws? | |
There seems no just cause. | |
But since our conscience is a part of our person, | |
The mistake that many make is to ignore it in our searching for happiness, | |
Which leaves many incomplete. | |
But this is still just the first step to finding peace, | |
' Cause it' s not blind devotion to a code of laws, | |
But a real relationship with the one true God. | |
Pause. |