Opium - Essence

I believe that Jesus existed

I believe he walked the grass on which we grace

A true philosopher that brought us inspiration

But don’t you get me wrong

It’s not about what I believe

I could say that religion is pure evil of this world

And I understand everything

I could say that all innocence died on the day I was born

And I would blame it on the Afghans and their

Opium — extracted with a knife

Opium — nectar of life creates

The drug that keeps the world turn

In this newfound world I am born again

Far away from what I know

As my parallel universe burst into flames

I will ride once again

Rise to stare you in the eyes

Tell you that all is gone

The fear we had before

Will not return again

Nothing will be the same

Come stand by me my friend

Nothing can shake the Earth on which we stand

Side by side

To face a bitter end

And then we close our eyes

Taking our last farewell

We know we had it all

We know we did our best

And now we take the step

Into the cosmic blast that’s ending all there was