And can there be salvation
when so many things depend on its absence
and can there be forgiveness
when so many things depend on its absence

and can there be religion
no there will never be religion
there will only be an emptiness
which we’ll always try to fill
and can there be compassion
for every fascist, for every fashion
there will always be that loneliness
compassion tries to kill

And everyone feels there’s something going down
something must be significant, something must be aground
something must be certain, fabric of the final curtain
must be rising up, must be coming down


And can there be salvation
when the light goes out and nothing comes after
and can there be forgiveness
when every attempt begins and ends with laughter

and can there be religion
no there will never be religion
there will only be an emptiness
which we’ll always try to fill
and can there be compassion
for every fascist, for every fashion
there will always be that loneliness
compassion tries to kill

And everyone knows there’s something more than this
there’s the lover that you hate, there’s the enemy you miss
there are no easy solutions, only easy retribution
of which no one knows but everything consists