Cursed
Counterparts Lyrics

We ache to be transparent. We run from the open arms
We long to be honest with ourselves and those around us, but instead we avoid vulnerability and intimacy.

the facade of something greater than ourselves
We put on a false front of power or importance that is not true to who we really are.

And we're left to coexist with infestation
We are forced to live in a world filled with corruption and decay.

Our history is cursed through the past, present and future
The wrongdoing of our past continues to impact the present and future, creating a curse that we cannot escape.

If they're created in his image, then his image is disgusting
If we are made in the image of a higher power, then that power must be vile and repugnant.

and even he can't wipe you clean
Even a higher power cannot rid us of our sins or clean our conscience.

How can someone see so far ahead, while they're spending every day on their knees?
How can someone claim to possess supernatural knowledge or divine insight, yet spend all their time in submission and subservience.

Is the view from above really worth the judgement passed?
Is the supposed rewards of heaven or afterlife worth the judgement and condemnation passed on others from a position of moral superiority?

The fear, the lies, and the manipulation?
The use of fear, deception, and manipulation to promote beliefs or control others.

A doctrine bathed in ignorance, and written in the blood of the enslaved
A set of beliefs or teachings that are based on ignorance and perpetuate the suffering and oppression of others.

And I have never lost my faith, I just never had any to begin with
I never believed in a higher power or religious doctrine to begin with, so there was nothing to lose.

I would sooner die for my sins, then pray for my forgiveness
I would rather face the consequences of my actions than seek forgiveness from a higher power.

Sew my palms together, and crucify the thoughts in my mind
I would rather suppress or repress my own thoughts and feelings than confront them or face the discomfort of self-examination.

Awaiting Armageddon. Neglecting to exercise the demons in your head
Willfully ignoring the mental demons and negative aspects of oneself and believing that the end of the world will be a solution.

You're born again, but you're better off dead
Being re-born into a religious belief does not necessarily provide a positive outcome, as it may further promote repression and submission.

Conversion or a casualty, renounce and save yourself
Either convert to the beliefs of others or suffer the consequence of being rejected or deemed unworthy.

Is the view from Heaven really worth all of the judgement passed?
Is it really worth it to reach heaven or afterlife at the expense of passing judgement and condemnation on others?

The pestilence that you've inflicted, and the souls of all the loved one's we've lost?
The harm and ruin caused to others by forcing a particular belief or viewpoint.

We are the sheep that rose against the shepherd, we are the ones you led astray
We are the ones that have rebelled against the authority and control imposed by the followers or leaders of a religious belief.

Embrace the light in your heart, not the one in the sky
Instead of holding onto a belief in a higher power, recognize the goodness and positive qualities within oneself.

Saints and sinners rejoice, we will all rot together
Regardless of label or classification, we will eventually succumb to death and decay as equals.