(It's for absolution) God, such vacant company Here in the garden of Gethsemane I know every single one of them and all that they believe in Everybody is a junkie with a sinful life to lead in Tell me it's for absolution d**h is a step in a sin-free solution Tell me it's for absolution And leave the rest to me If I have to die today, why can't you make it painless And when I take their sins away, you know they won't stay sinless Tell me it's for absolution And roll the stone away Every time I bury my head in my hands, I see right through them Lucifer was a scapegoat taking blame for human nature Everybody is a junkie, waiting for you to come and save us Tell me it's for absolution d**h is a step in a sin-free solution Tell me it's for absolution And leave the rest to me If I have to die today, why can't you make it painless And when I take their sins away, you know they won't stay sinless Tell me it's for absolution And roll the stone away I could have a life, and Watch as it unfolded But you only think of yourself Everyone is stupid, everyone is foolish Yeah, you have been controlling We were born to be slaves Every step I take towards my cross I feel the weight of another soul Who isn't worth my Blood and body, and I'm not sorry You've been telling Bloody Stories Will they ever learn? Drug-distorted tales they all yearn to be true About me 'Well I never, we're so clever!' They all cheered as they died I don't long for what you've been taking Guess I'm afraid of the high Tell me it's for absolution d**h is a step in a sin-free solution Tell me it's for absolution And leave the rest to me If I have to die today, why can't you make it painless And when I take their sins away, you know they won't stay sinless Tell me it's for absolution And roll the stone away