Intro
Cm D# 4x
[Verse 1]
Cm F G# Cm
Poet, priest, and visionary rallied to the call
D# Gm Cm
The will of humankind defied them all
Cm F G# Cm
Coveting the gold and silver idols of success
D# Gm Cm
Only to perpetuate duress
[Interlude]
Cm D# 4x
[Verse 2]
Cm F G# Cm
Every king's assassin waiting silently at bay
D# Gm Cm
Counting down until his holy day
Cm F G# Cm
Artifacts of ancient wisdom buried in the sand
D# Gm Cm
Hastily upturned to clear the land
[Chorus]
D# Gm
Now I ain't going to claim to be the second son
D#
I love my follow man
G#
But I hate what he's become
Cm F Cm G# Cm
And it goes on, and on, and on, and on, and on
[Interlude]
Cm D# 4x
[Verse 3]
Cm F G# Cm
To calculate the universe leads further from divine
D# Gm Cm
But can we comprehend all that we find?
Cm F G# Cm
Artifacts of ancient wisdom buried in the sand
D# Gm Cm
Neglected and denied by us again
[Chorus]
D# Gm
Now I ain't going to cast the first stone, you see
D#
I love my follow man
G#
And I love what he could be
Cm F Cm G# Cm
But it goes on, and on, and on, and on, and on