Truth Doesn't Live In a Book

Everybody knows that the bible is full of wisdom

The good book is great

But, a few thousand years of disputes and debates

Have shown that the text was written

In such a way that it inherently requires intensive

Rigorous, and constant interpretation!

Did you know that when the bible was given

It was delivered along with an oral tradition

Which, at the time, was expressly forbidden

To be written down?

Now, the reason why, I submit, must be

Is that this was to prevent undue rigidity

You see, the bible is a living work that needs to breathe

In order to stay alive

Now, I hope my approach won't be seen as ham-fisted

And we all know that words get distorted and twisted

But, it is my contention that some of the best bits

Were not written down

Always have a little bit of salt with your tequila

Don't smoke your stash if you're gonna be a deala'

Try to drink at least eight cups of water every day

Always keep your hockey stick on the ice

If you wanna cut once, ya better measure twice

There's no such thing as a lunch that's really free

An eye for an eye means fair compensation

It doesn't mean take up arms with another nation

Anything written down can be twisted apart

Don't be ashamed to talk about your mental health

Try to love your neighbor like ya love yourself

That one's in there, but it always gets forgotten

Truth doesn't live in a book, you find it in the little surprises

The good book is only a lens to focus the view

Justice for all is composed of the ugliest compromises

You can't only look at the lens, you gotta look through

There's no such thing as a virgin conception

Every good rule has a notable exception

Don't surround yourself with friends who only agree

Don't count your eggs before they're chicken

Ask for consent before ya put your dick in

Ain't nothing wrong with homosexuality

Don't get caught with your pants around your ankle

If you wanna hide your money, stick it in a Swiss Bank-Le

Every banking system needs a lot of regulation

Never draw a picture of the prophet Mohammed

Unless you're a cartoonist and ya really, really wanna

Illustrate cultural insensitivity

Truth doesn't live in a book, you find it in the little surprises

The good book is only a lens to focus the view

Justice for all is composed of the ugliest compromises

You can't only look at the lens, you gotta look through

Truth doesn't live in a book (come on!), you find it in the little surprises

The good book is only a lens to focus the view

Justice for all is composed of the ugliest compromises

You can't only look at the lens, you gotta look through

(Truth does not live in a book) truth does not live in a book

(You find it in the little surprises) you find it in the little surprises, woah

(The good book is only a lens to focus the view)

You gotta focus a view, for all

(Justice for all is composed of the ugliest compromises)

Is the power! The soul! Money! Ugly

(You can't only look at the lens, you gotta look through)

Compromises! Ya gotta look through

You have to live in the world to get to the truth