Band: Philistine
Album: Black Hymnal
Song: Human Nature Reflected in the Semantics of Apocalypse

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lost
not all who wander are lost
but we are

heed
great minds fail
to heed the call

only when consumed by
oceans of fire
only!  only!
only threats or fear
can open your mind
only!  only!

only when consumed by
oceans of fire
only!  only!
only theats or fear
can open your mind
only!  only!

then
will we learn
will we ever learn?

how many times must we be told?
how many times must we be shown?

oracles come and messiahs go
insight
pales
beside
the rising tide

we need the bodies piled high
against the wall to find

sparing the rod, spoils the child
pain reveals