II

 

The old mantra is this:

“Take your stripes now,

Or take them in hell.”

We’ve forgotten this part of our religion.

 

I would love to be happy,

But it seems like the prophecies of Christ are coming true.

The world is rejoicing,

Are happy and filled with good.

Meanwhile, the shepherds are idle,

The prophets are prophesying a lie.

 

What I want more than anything,

Is a wife and children.

I might not get it.

So… what do I have to mourn for?

I mourn for the unforgiveness

Of our modern era.

How men are given swift and harsh rebuke

For petty crimes.

Meanwhile, great men murder,

Take a bribe, and wrap it up.