The Chalkboard Prophet - Lord

We think we know the answers

It’s there in black and white for all to see

Yet look beyond the madness

Another truth, another world for you and me

Show you open doors

To use your mind and think

Lead you to the shore

To the water, but you have to want to drink

And once I too was blinded

Believing what was told for all to hear

We’re all so simple-minded

Another lie, another life controlled by fear

Show you open thoughts

Oppression now defied

Reveal the truth, distraught

At the prophecy, our journey’s end is nigh

Condemn the crazy man

His eyes are filled with sadness

With chalkboard prophecy

Foretold, we turn away

Just walk on by

Don’t stare, don’t look him in the eye

His ranting insane, profane

Just turn and walk away

He’s seen on every city corner

A human wreck, around his neck a chalkboard sign

But is he mad or sent to warn us

To take control and save us all before it’s time

Tolling of the bell

A final desperate plea

Heed the tale he tells

I know the truth, that crazy man is me

Condemn the crazy man

His eyes are filled with sadness

With chalkboard prophecy

Foretold, we turn away

He’s just a crazy man

His mind is lost in madness

Are we too blind to see

That he’s the one who’s sane?