We were lifted down on a giant’s palm
I couldn’t stop the spinning in my head
We stepped off onto ice and I felt a qualm
I don’t know where I am I said
I am no better than a dog
I might as well be down among the dead
I was looking into the icy fog
that from afar I had mistook for smoke
well are you gonna stand all day agog
my guide said, do you take this as a joke?
There’s nothing funny about it is there
so gather up your cloak
and let’s get onto where
we have been bound to travel
there’s no time to stare
at those who wait for the great judge’s gavel
to lay down judgment with a mighty strike
who wait for it all to unravel
and I said man you know what I’d like
I’d like something to make a tiny bit of sense
and I’ve never been down this strange a pike
but here in the devil’s demesne
I don’t feel like I’m finding a single clue
It’s all just static more interference
I’ve got no insight into the evil that men do
I have no idea why I’m here
And he said I’ve been over all of this with you
And I thought that everything was very clear
let’s have this conversation one more time
Try not to let it all fly out the other ear
your head is wrapped up in reason and rhyme
you’re obsessed over the question why
but when you’re facing the uncertain and sublime
these questions ring hollow while real truth passes by
open your eyes and look around
you aren’t here to find out how come we have to die
I looked up at the stone sky, I looked at the icy ground
I looked at all the sinner sliding listlessly
I listened and I didn’t make a sound
Let’s go I finally said it doesn’t matter to me
sometimes you simply have to get things done
I feel I’ve been at this a month and I can tell you honestly
It hasn’t been a lot of fun
all I want to do anymore is get back underneath the sun
This song is part of a series loosely based on Dante's Inferno. You can read an essay about this series here. You can read a more general explanation of the origin of these lyrics here
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