East Rock lyrics

East Rock overlooked the story of man
“Lux et veritas”: a face buried in sand
We don’t know how to humanize
We don’t know how to remember
May the river of East Rock
Cleanse the story of man

I climbed down the mountain
Like Nietzsche’s Übermensch did
I don’t know where our sins go
If we revalue man to forgive
We can revalue all his hypocrisies away
We can revalue his soul like God never fled

The rivers of East Rock see spiders and deers
Air currents on other moons don’t even hear
Our screams as we scream
Our cries, hair on fire
May the rivers of East Rock
Forgive our sins dire

I don’t know
I don’t know
How to forgive
I don’t know
I’m not a messiah
I’m just a judge
May the story of East Rock
Watch over my sins
May my judgments be gentle
May Christ’s love begin