You've been left behind
You've been left for dead
You've been left out in the cold with no pillow for your head
You've been trampled in the dirt
You've been kicked in the teeth
Well the good Lord says that you had better turn the other cheek
Refrain
But there will come a day when you will reap what you have sown
Blessed are those who suffer.
You've been made a fool
You've been robbed blind
Now you've got a hundred things a-runnin' through your mind
You want to get even;
you've been cheated by a whim
Well the good Lord says you'd better leave the judging up to him
Refrain -
Blessed are those who show mercy
They've shaved off all your hair
But your head still weighs a tonne
You've been told that the wrath of God is in the barrel of your gun
So you've been writing letters
to the head of the military
Sayin' that the good Lord says that you had better love your enemy
Refrain -
Blessed is the peacemaker
You've been preaching kindness
But practicing hate
Been using salvation like some kind of bait
You've puffed out you're chest
You've taken all the best
Well the good Lord says that all the first will one day be the last
Refrain -
Woe to the hypocrite
You can change your ways
and I can change my ways
Refrain
credits
from Burdens of Many,
released October 12, 2015
Nathaniel Krikke - Acoustic guitar, vocal, percussion
Mitchell Veldhuisen - Electric guitar
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