Mankind is plagued by a duality. Part of us wants comfort and simplicity, while the other part seeks hungrily for greater understanding. Whichever part of us we indulge becomes our character. If we indulge our inner desire for easiness in life, our character becomes soft and mushy and can tend rapidly toward the natural sins of greed and ignorance. Soon, we can find ourselves lost to the world, perhaps not standing in its way, but certainly not guiding it actively toward goodness. This is the easier way, and its rewards are superficial and ultimately poisonous. But that other part of us can also be indulged. If we choose to nurture our hunger for understanding, we will tread a more difficult path. There is hardship in the search for knowledge. There is a certain level of pain and frustration that comes from doubt, but this is a growing pain. Just as a muscle cannot grow and become firm without strain, so can our minds not become strong and sure without the struggle to grasp new ideas. We are gifted with the chance to choose, and that choice determines which of these brothers we become – the petulant brother who never leaves the comfort of the castle, growing lazy and corrupt; or the brother who returns after many hard-won battles, older and wiser for his struggles.
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Heeding what the prodigal son would say
I take what I want and I lay beyond what you're worth
Not a man, but a God that's in the palace of satisfaction
Speaking out from the side of my mouth when I let go so let go
I'd rather die than be barely alive You're gonna die livin' nine to five
Feed the innocent to the fire
one day they'll learn
in this game where pawns all burn
take the birthright of my kin
standing on the backs of mortals
that'll make him proud
He returns
He is silent, downcast, hollow Not the path I sought to follow
How far we fall (Who are you?)
Won't you take it away
This pride that remains
I'll tell you everything
this bridge isn't built to burn
Every day, these questions evaded
tell you everything
the lessons you've yet to learn
Putting blade to back if I want to (Et tu, brute?)
When I see that you do not what you say
What of your gold? (I let it go) What of your lies (I let it die)
Your dreams did not survive
Won't you take it away
This pride that remains
I'll tell you everything this bridge isn't built to burn
Every day, these questions evaded
tell you everything
the lessons you've yet to learn
Heeding what the Prodigal Son would say
I've run, I've lost I've lived to pay the cost
and my past shows me the madness in the future of your thoughts
and now I see, the only remedy, turning doubt into belief
to set my brother free
His blood is the key
He is smiling, high and mighty hand of iron I cast to thee
How far we fall
who are you?
Et, tu brute?
You are traitor
You are monster
I condemn thee
Fray your ties
Hell awaits you
Avarice Ignorance
credits
from Non Sequitur,
track released March 19, 2019
Written by Raiju
Vocals: Scott Wagner
Guitar: Bobby Carroll
Guitar/Vocals: Sean Johnson
Bass: Max Coley
Drums : Vinnie Hecht
From the 2019 Release: "Non Sequitur"
Audio Production: Zack Ohren at Sharkbite Studios
