The Hereafter

When your eyes are all tired and bloodshot

From listening to what everyone said

When your mind doesn't fit with your lifestyle

When your heroes are junkies or dead…

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When you know that you've failed as a daughter

And you think that you've failed as a friend

When you're tired of living on a maybe

When you're tired of having to pretend…

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When you've cried over spilt milk and spilt blood

And laughed over much of the same

When you know there should be a hereafter

When God's nothing more than a name…

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When you've lost faith in all religion

And you think atheism sounds wrong

When you've gone like a lamb to the slaughter

And dragged lamblike others along…

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When we have found out our true selves

And framed someone else for the wall

Then shall I know the hereafter

Only then can I answer my call