One billion souls staring up into the stars Praying to a god To save them from whom they are Millions go missing at each other and every turn Get lost in the words Truth or fiction? In a book Clutch on to symbols Plea for miracles Hope for some common good In this unforgiving world Buy back our innoncence We can repent from our sins We can heal all our pain from television evangelists Throw our trust in faith That one day we will be saved We can flush our dollars down the drain For the modern day Clutch on to symbols Plea for miracles Hope for some common good In this unforgiving world Show me a sign Shed me some light After this darkness Therell be some paradise I stand in doubt I must admit How can there be a god In a world like this? I stand and doubt