the things that lead us to the lie

we fear the sun we fear the rain
we blame the gods we blame other men
we blame everyone except ourselves
our fears lead us away from simple truth

we fear the snow we fear the drought
we blame our neighbours we blame our kids
we blame everyone except ourselves
our fears lead us away from simple truth

we fear the dark we fear the noonday light
we blame our enemies we blame false friends
we blame everyone except ourselves
our fears lead us away from simple truth

we fear the morning we fear the afternoon
we blame our teachers we blame our nurses
we blame everyone except ourselves
our fears lead us away from simple truth

we fear the stranger we fear the unknown
we blame the blacks or else we blame the whites
we blame everyone except ourselves
our fears lead us away from simple truth

we fear the time of war we fear the peace
we blame the warlike men we blame the women
we blame everyone except ourselves
our fears lead us away from simple truth

we fear to live we damned well fear to die
we blame our parents we blame our genes
we blame everyone except ourselves
our fears lead us away from simple truth