Beloved Skeptic

Feel the sand running through your hands in India
See the lights of sacrifice for a thousand gods
Hear the hungry angry locals shout to you
"There's a white man, tell us white man: what's your truth?"

You did the work that a million Christians
Never dream to do
You gave your life for a mission that tears
Families in two
You returned, finished school
And let our country swallow you
And I just want to know what has changed

What's got you in chains?
Dad I'd break them all
If I had the words
If you had the will
Wish I could remain your faithful follower
But I am moving on
You are standing still

Faked a passion, saved a marriage for a time
But I can't bear to know you suffered for a lie
Now you're present, neatly present in my life
I'd love to walk in every footstep you left behind

But you lost a Spirit that has blessed me
Every day I've lived
And I know your heart has hardened but please
Shed some light on this
If it's guts for the faith
That the Christians have amiss
I will say that you know what to change

So what's got you in chains?
Dad I'd break them all
If I had the words
If you had the will
Wish I could remain your faithful follower
But I am moving on
You are standing still

You are loved, you are seen, you are heard
Even through the din of angry words
You will always, always, always
Mean the world to me

You are loved, you are seen, you are heard
Even through the din of angry words
You will always, always, always
Mean the world to me

You will always, always, always
Mean the world to me