Blinded By The Darkness Lyrics - T Bone Burnett

The laws of God and the laws of man 

The laws of man 

They don't carry the same weight as the laws of God 

Or the laws of nature 

In the nomenclature 

Do we want to inject the concept of sin 

Into the Constitution? 

Is this really necessary? 

Does this not make you somewhat wary? 

Shouldn't sin be left to the laws of God 

And to the laws of nature? 

Can we trust this to the legislature? 

And shall we trust sin to the wisdom 

Of the criminal justice system 

Which can't handle the criminals we have now 

Why create a whole new class of them? 

Isn't crime dealt with by the laws of man? 

Isn't sin dealt with by the laws of God? 

If sin were dealt with by the laws of man 

Everybody would be in jail for life 

In solitary confinement 

With no one to go his bail 

Or would have gotten death 

Maybe I should save my breath 

But this lunacy is bound to fail 

But there would be no one to get the food 

Or run the machines 

Mercy on us, dude 

You shine your darkness on me 

I am blinded by the darkness 

In seven days God created evolution 

When shall I expect retribution 

From the counter revolution?