When the God of Love Returns There'll Be Hell to Pay

Album: Pure Comedy (2017)
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  • When the god of love returns
    There'll be hell to pay
    Though the world may be out of excuses
    I know just what I would say
    Let the seven trumpets sound
    As a locust sky grows dark
    But first let's take you on a quick tour of your creation's handiwork

    Barely got through the prisons and stores
    And the pale horse looks a little sick
    Says, "Jesus, you didn't leave a whole lot for me
    If this isn't hell already then tell me what the hell is?"

    And we say it's just human, human nature
    This is place is savage and unjust
    We crawled out of the darkness
    And endured your impatience
    We're more than willing to adjust
    And now you've got the gall to judge us

    The spider spins his web
    The tiger stalks his prey
    And we steal fire from the heavens to try to keep the night at bay
    Every monster has a code
    One that steadies the shaking hand
    And he's determined to accrue more capital by whatever means he can

    Oh, it's just human, human nature
    We've got these appetites to serve
    You must not know the first thing about human beings
    We're the earth's most soulful predator
    Try something less ambitious the next time you get bored

    Oh, my Lord
    We just want light in the dark
    Some warmth in the cold
    And to make something out of nothing sounds like someone else I know Writer/s: Joshua Michael Tillman
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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