Sutrah - Babel lyrics

Behold, the people are all one, and they have all one language, and this only is the onset of their will…. And now, no thing will be withholden from them which they might conceive. -Genesis 11:6 So we’ve come to know how dull our words ring And through lies we shall see their tainted hypocrisy I have seen the light of our lost cause But still yet have nothing to say My thoughts run thin and cry to be heard amongst the chaos Still feels like they won’t obey I am left with nothing said There is beauty ever hidden in the breach Torn within from us without mercy The perfect paradox of lending words of wisdom knowing full they are dull and grey So often they come and say “We’ll honor you with the true vision of truth If only you’d join us in the sacristy…” So false and forced are your words they follow suit from sophistry Regressed are we who believe: To reify words founds them real Wrought iron has kept shape from its willful forging But never is it denied its supple Nature Let go of your conceited aerie Let silence beget its true and utter meaning Nusuth, names are not meant for us I have seen the light of our cause I am still, nothing to say My thoughts are silent, and yet are heard in the chaos As if there is none to obey I prefer to leave nothing said There is beauty torn from within us What great violence could ever move this majesty? Will your words achieve it? The heart of man is set on this trivial absurdity No matter, I prefer to leave nothing said The tragedy of this is that we won’t recognize it Nothing is quite without its opposite Let your conceits go – Silence your mind Listen to the ebb and flow and follow Idolized words that without mind are insignificant I no more know its worth.