Vanity has replaced our humanity

 

In our arrogance we deny all we know to be true,
In our pride we change the words on the pages;
We rewrite history and the stories of our lives,
As we need them to be.
We replace sanctity with indifference,
We celebrate depravity and crucify all virtue;
We have ears, but choose not to hear,
We have eyes, but choose not to see.
We sacrifice all that is sacred at the altar of self;
We hold the sphere more divine than the Son.
Vanity, vanity …
Vanity has replaced our humanity,
Amusement’s become our meaning;
Treacherous, this path that appears right to a man,
But ends in destruction.
Our vanity has led us to insanity,
We’ve turned the world upside down,
And Truth is nowhere to be found;
Hell’s become our sky,
And we live beneath its lie.
Decay’s become our way,
In mind and thought;
The heart and soul distraught,
These false ideologies we have bought,
The senseless babble we’ve been taught.
Ambiguous preoccupation supplants concrete facts;
See the hopelessness and despair it has wrought.
Corrupt with greed, insatiable its appetite,
We hide behind pretentious platitudes;
We manipulate peoples’ attitudes.
Deceitful smile, siren voice,
We leave the powerless no choice.
Devoid of honesty,
Plump with evil intent;
The temple veil’s been rent.
Gorged on power; void of light,
Darkness becomes our eternal night.
Vanity, vanity …
Vanity has replaced our humanity,
Amusement’s become our meaning;
Treacherous, this path that appears right to a man,
But ends in destruction.
Even though I walk through this dark valley,
Of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
Let all the world keep silent,
For the Lord remains steadfast,
In His holy temple …