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

The men who'd seen a bit too much

And couldn't keep their mouths 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 a 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

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've found that everything is sickeningly simple

When you strip it down

And I think that everybody goes home alone

When the daylight dies

Did you know that we don't make sense

When you bring us into the light?

How can anyone face a consequence?

I just don't know.

So I'll hide away my name

Until I finally hear the letters breaking down

Until the consonants and vowels resemble us