I forgive my father, for I know now no one knows what they are doing
God is just the universe patiently reworking what we ruin
Human nature bends its ear and turns its back against the fear
That tends to under-ride our questions
Circling in the suspension
Are we born just to die?
And left the whole time wondering why the world is full of suffering
What makes it all worthwhile?
Are we given just to take?
Has it been a big mistake?
'Cause if someone made up all of this, I'd wanna ask them, "Why?"
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I forgive my mother, for I know now every vanity's a promise
Spirit is the life-long dirty work of learning to be honest (Ooh)
The infant whines and takes the nip
Into the wheel of death, she slips
No wonder, then, we always start off crying
All together too tired of trying
Are we born just to die?
And left the whole time wondering why the world is full of suffering
What makes it all worthwhile?
Are we given just to take?
Has it been a big mistake?
'Cause if someone made up all of this, I'd wanna ask them
"Why? Why?
Why would you call us out to walk upon the water?
And fill the sea with monsters and waves?"
Praise a God who listens; praise a God who saves
Praise a God who listens; praise a God who saves
I forgive myself, for I know now that desire burns down slowly
And time's a cosmic river that we measure to make sense of where we're going
All of our collected egos grit their teeth, beg for freedom
Subtly, in the form of our discomfort
'Til we learn the point is loving one another
We'll be born just to die
And spend our small lives wondering why we cause each other suffering
What makes it all worthwhile?
Are we given just to take?
Has it been a big mistake?
'Cause if someone made up all of this
I wanna ask them, "Why, why, why?"