Stranded In Eden

Well it's only natural to think unnaturally

And it's only peaceable to think so violently

And it's only obedient to think that you're so free

And it's only convenient for eyes that just can't see

In the distant schoolyards, they teach you to unlearn

Say, "No one holds the cards, and fire doesn't burn"

Follow laws we don't make, and make ones we don't need

Everyone is on the take and greedy for their greed

Stranded in Eden

Branded without meaning

Arriving without leaving

Tithing without believing

Ground Zero, they steal your shoes and force you to repeat

The only way to lose is to stand on both your feet

The slide's a staircase, the path a metal wall

No use in holding an ace when you have no bluff to call

The bright medallions hang in sewer homes

And the slightly shallow men, they go at it alone

And the pay is above a life, and they feed you with a gun

Until the dogs bite and treat you as a son

Stranded in Eden

Branded without meaning

Arriving without leaving

Tithing without believing

Clock speaks, Genesis rushes from the end

Touch peaks, cotton fists force you to pretend

Down on the crimson moon, a soldier walks along

Crying a happy tune, he shoots up a song

Clutching the holy grail, you die before you drink

Staggering to the guardrail, your face turns hot pink

Should've lived before you lived, should've read between the space

Should've saved your soul to give instead of saving face

Stranded in Eden

Branded without meaning

Arriving without leaving

Tithing without believing