Ensomniak - Parable lyrics

[Verse 1] He was a young man looking for some guidance Didn't know where to go, life on auto-pilot Saw a couple girls and guys who were always smiling Wondered if they had peace when they closed their eyelids He walked up, they said, "Have you heard the gospel? Take this Bible, don't worry, it won't cost you You can learn about Jesus and his twelve apostles And celebrate the Lord above; His love is so colossal" Was this the great truth that he felt he was seeking? Read the book the whole week, right through the weekend Started thinking to his heart that God was speaking Felt he found the way and this was his beacon Started going to church, Wednesday Bible cla**es Early service, late service, helped out at the ma**es His whole world was spinning, and this was the axis Heaven awaited, he knew he had safe pa**age [Hook] He believes the words on the pages Gives thanks for all the mercies and graces Memorized the stories even quoted chapters He knows he'll find his joy in the hereafter He believes the words on the pages Gives thanks for all the mercies and graces Memorized the stories even quoted chapters He knows he'll find his joy in the hereafter [Verse 2] Had a whole new family showing love to him But how they followed the word wasn't enough for him Told him to calm down, he was too much for them He responded, "God was the only judge of men" They call him extremist, a fundamentalist Cause when he needs answers, he runs to Genesis To logic and reason he's become a nemesis In the name of Jesus how he ends his sentences Not accepting anything contradictory Whether it's from science or it's from history Forced his ideas on others, causing misery All because he believed in the book literally The rest of his life went on sabbatical Factual eschewed for the supernatural People whispered, "He's radical, fanatical" God's will must be done, all else collateral [Hook] He belongs to words on the pages A servant of his worships and praises Conforms to the stories, tries to live the chapters Wants to be ready for the impending rapture He belongs to words on the pages A servant of his worships and praises Conforms to the stories, tries to live the chapters Wants to be ready for the impending rapture [Verse 3] So he left his church, they were worried ‘bout him Said they were hypocrites, he could do without ‘em They tried to lift him up back when they found him But he dove in too deep, now he's drownin' A family moved in near, he saw they were different In their dress, their ways, mostly their religion Started hara**ing them, saying they were sinnin' Shouting insults and slurs right where they were livin' A guy from his old church saw him causing trouble But there's no reason getting inside his bubble So they got into it, had a little struggle Fell and hit his head, blood began to puddle It wasn't the fault of the guy from the church He didn't want anybody there to get hurt But the young man was just going berserk Thinking the whole time he was doing God's work [Hook] He became the words on the pages Nothing more than the verses and phrases Brought to life the stories as if he wrote the chapters Knowing he was doing right by his holy master He became the words on the pages Nothing more than the verses and phrases Brought to life the stories as if he wrote the chapters Knowing he was doing right by his holy master He succumbed to words on the pages A victim of the verses and phrases Consumed by the stories, devoured by the chapters Contained in the world's greatest man-made disaster He succumbed to words on the pages A victim of the verses and phrases Consumed by the stories, devoured by the chapters Contained in the world's greatest man-made disaster