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Doubter's Anthem

from Nightlight by Ben Erling

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Sometimes you just have to call out the hypocrisy inherent in the ancient sources from which we derive our so-called values.

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An endless stream of contradictions
From violent acts to contraception
Forgiveness shown with retaliation
Born as you are but denied salvation
The word of god written by mankind
Cherry picked and poorly defined
My god is logic, ears and eyes
No invisible man in the sky

Love him yet – we can spill blood
Lest we forget – he’ll kill us all in a flood

Tell Abraham to kill his son
Nevermind just having fun
Made us in his image but cant be gay
owning slaves is a-ok
According to hey-soos there’s only one way in
But what about those who never heard of him?
Matthew says be afraid of god above
then he says there’s no fear in love

was it us – that he did create?
Or was it him – that we made?

Show me why you reject all the other open doors
And then you’ll see why it is that I reject yours
Scary to think the world’s really just in our hands
But it’s better than such a cruel and faceless man

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from Nightlight, released January 15, 2013

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Ben Erling Fairfield, Connecticut

Unimpressive musician. above average Street Fighter gamer. connoisseur of candles. If you have a passion for mediocre music, you've come to the right place. Artists that I've drawn the largest influence from include Blink182, Ben Folds Five, New Found Glory, NOfX, and AFI. I often write about the darker parts of our nature, but also the bright moments that define us. ... more

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