Herrick & Hooley - Gates (Side B) lyrics

The sun cries, the moon whispers a quiet storm [?] dies A self-righteous people are born The Earth was once in heaven, ocean-blue and forest-green All it's sacred blessings taken, now it's just a dream [?] crafted by angels [?] A poor man's facade, the world is a great grey. Where is God? Have the gates closed? Has He forgotten our souls? Are we now exposed? No one knows We just continue to die, in hatred, lust, and jealousy It was written that you were coming back for us Is that a lie? The wisdom of the elders abandoned The human species turned to sheep Hell's anthem is life's new tandem, until it's time for eternal sleep Love's childlike innocence, stolen from it's carriage Taken through Satan's labyrinth, into an unholy marriage The streets once thrived with laughter are now paved in blood Just another chapter in a world stripped of love I'm looking at the sunrise, it's looking real good But, before the sun rises, the moon must leave Before you encompa** the happiness, the pain must bleed The rain must fall when the fall wind [?] Breath is like the veins and your blood Your lungs bring the air when your heart brings the love Opening the gates when the levee breaks The path less traveled is the path without hate This road is never-ending, winding, constricting And bending and breaking, and taking unlimited time Never look back to [?] Up in the sky, there's a lack of aurora The path of the righteousness is paved and engraved and ignited with slavery, hatred, and violence The silence of lambs, remember the flock only follows a man