So Far From Heaven

In the beginning there was light
 And light shone all around
In the beginning there was night
And darkness did abound
 In the beginning there was mud
And mud grew into flesh
And sucked in air and light and dark
With every quickening breath

How did we come to such little ways
 Hack up our past and live out our days
So far, so far away, so far from Heaven

And the light within can lie to you
 And sing you of false glories
 And turn your hand against the world
 In hopes of making history
 And the night within's a liar, too
A lover whisp'ring ghost stories
While the mud says go and take what's yours
A body can't live on mystery

How did we come to such little ways
 Hack up our past and live out our days
So far, so far away, so far from Heaven

And every pulse to get ahead
Will see to it you lose
And every wish to rise above
Will make a fool of you
 And fall not into resignation
You'll wait in vain for aid
There is only mud and light and dark
Till the end of all our days

How did we come to such little ways
 Hack up our past and live out our days
So far, so far away, so far from Heaven