There's a little child drowning in a pond 
And you would have me throw a blanket on 
the surface of the water 
even though she was your daughter 
and watch just how helplessly she dies 
for the sake of how it looks 
cause it's like you've read in books 
It's a symbol of the way you see this life 

And if a savior came upon a tray of gold 
you'd insist that he had already been sold 
even though you kew he hadn't 
You're afraid to trade the bad in 
for a good you don't know 
Like a certain generation 
in a proud and headstrong nation 
who expects God to dance whenever she plays the fife 

And if you want to talk in terms of the survival of the fittest 
then take a look at the soul's auction house and whose the highest bid is 
You understand the fear of man 
but you forgot about the fear of God 
And to the bloody ransom 
that makes an ugly soul turn handsome 
you give a condescending nod 

There's a sense of desparation in your touch 
and you say out loud you hate it very much 
but you're addicted to your sadness 
cause it creates the touch of madness 
The kind you like inside your veins 
Oh, why are you so hardened? 
You know you could be pardoned 
I guess you just will not let go of the reins 

The lexicon of death is all you know 
You feel suffocated by the falling snow 
Cause you miss the beauty there 
in the quiet holy air 
and start looking for a desert you can roam 
Your eyes too closed to see 
the secret ministry 
of the frost upon the window of your home 
Oh, why are you so hardened? 
You know you could be pardoned 
and then you would not feel so alone 
You're not alone. 
You're not alone. 
You're not alone.