They checked the shrine and the temple but he wasn't there They checked the mosque and the chapel; nope, not there Since you've been away on holiday The natives are all nightmares Since you've been away on holiday I did dream that you'll disappear You keep us on a leash we can't conceive but still must adhere to The natives are whipping each other over which God they prefer I wish he'd do us all a favor and just defer Since you've been away on holiday We don't know which God is which And since you've been away on holiday It's getting harder to give a sh** So if you stayed away on holiday we could get on with it I mean we could evolve like this if you just call it quits Since you've been away on holiday We've stomached your archaic rule And since you've been away on holiday We've hosted some wars over you So stay away on holiday, my friend, we don't need your services Your excuses, your mysterious ways Your mysterious ways Your mysterious ways Your mysterious ways What a mysterious way to behave What a mysterious way to just go away Lord, let us go