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[Verse 1]
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Is there an evil in this world?

Yes, there's an evil in this world
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Is there an evil in this world?
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Yes, there's an evil in this world
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And it creeps up from behind you
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When you are least suspectin'

[Verse 2]
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Is there a dog in this race?

Yes, there's a dog in this race
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I'm lookin' at his tail
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But I'm thinkin' about his face
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So I keep on pushin' forward
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Acquirin' and collectin'

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Is there an absolute beginnin'
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Or something beyond the end?
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Will I come back as that dog?
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Will I have to live through this again?
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The truth seeps out between us
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In the spaces that we're neglecting

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[Verse 3]
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When push comes to shove

And our devils come at us running
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Will we be caught in the flood
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Or something far less stunning?
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Will that serum keep us honest
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From the answers we're deflecting?

[Verse 4]
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There's a voice within the void

And I swear it sounds familiar
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Within the truths that we've destroyed
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Whisperin', "Come here"
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And the answer is within you
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But it keeps on disconnecting

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There's an evil in this world
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I've seen it in the news
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Of babies dead in schools
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Or scattered in the pews
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For reasons without answers
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In the dark, beyond protection

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[Verse 5]
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I'm moving through the void

Starin' down the fright show
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Standin' in the darkness
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Just waiting for the light show
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I try with all my might
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To seek the truth you've been rejecting

[Verse 6]
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Seeking some salvation

To the limits of my talents
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I hold my family close
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Just tryin' to find the balance
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Between the bad shit goin' down
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And the beauty this life can keep injecting

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There's a whiplash in the news
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The evil man's tirades
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A joker's motorcade
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And military parades
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Lives in the balance of the dirty deals made
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To win elections

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[Outro]
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Guns and ammunition, babies in a cage
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They say nothing can be done
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But they tell us how they prayed
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In the end, we're just standin' watchin' greatness fade

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Into darkness
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Awaiting resurrection