God Knows

Those who stay good in your streets

Will get a crown when they are gone

You point your finger to the sky

And ask me why I can't see it

You call it peace, you call it light

You sell it clean, you sell it bright

I look above your painted clouds

I find no heaven. Only words

Only when your cities sleep

I see the gears behind the hymn

We are afraid. We stand alone

God knows — I want no man-made heaven

Only when your mouths fall quiet

I hear the price inside your prayer

We are afraid. We stand alone

God knows — I want no man-made heaven

They live behind the neon sun

Far from us. Unreachable

They hold on to their golden signs

So they don't fall into the crowd

They need my breath to keep it warm

They need my fear to keep it strong

They call it "home" beyond the pain

But it is cold. It is a wall

Only when your cities sleep

I see the gears behind the hymn

We are afraid. We stand alone

God knows — I want no man-made heaven

Only when your mouths fall quiet

I hear the price inside your prayer

We are afraid. We stand alone

God knows — I want no man-made heaven

I want no man-made heaven

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Only when your cities sleep

I see the gears behind the hymn

We are afraid. We stand alone

God knows — I want no man-made heaven

Only when your mouths fall quiet

I hear the price inside your prayer

We are afraid. We stand alone

God knows — I want no man-made heaven

We are afraid. We stand alone