[Intro]
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[Verse]
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Before the first shadow that touched our hearts
there was only light
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The garden wasn't just a place we lived, it
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breathed with us
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There was no fear here, fear hadn't even
been invented yet (Oh, ooh)
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A lion, this massive, beautiful creature, would
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lean its heavy head into my touch
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Everything was connected, everything was exactly
as it was meant to be (Ooh)
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And then there's Him, it's the cool of the day
that's when He comes
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The air, it changes, expected (Oh, oh, oh)
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Like the atmosphere itself is leaning in to listen
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We hear the sound first, not heavy footsteps, but
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the shifting of the atmosphere
A weight of goodness moving through the trees
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And we run, we run toward the sound (Oh, oh, oh)
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His voice, it isn't just sound
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It's the foundation of everything
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There's no gap between us, no hesitation, no hiding
It's complete, it's a feast, right?
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We're completely free, except in the very centre
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the tree of knowledge of good and evil (Ooh)
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It's the only boundary line in the world without walls
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God is very clear: don't touch it,
the day you eat it, you die (Oh, oh, oh)
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Die? The word just hangs in the air,
it means nothing to us (Ooh, oh, oh)
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We trust it, of course we do
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But I find myself near it more often than I admit
it's stunning (Ooh, oh, oh)
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The fruit looks different, it doesn't just look
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delicious, it looks wise
Eve, one day by the tree, and there's this voice
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smooth like polished stone
It belongs to the serpent, the most clever,
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He doesn't shout, he doesn't threaten, he just
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asks a question:
Did God really say you can't eat from any tree?
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It's a simple question, but it shifts the entire
world on its axis
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Suddenly, the God who gave us everything
sounds restrictive (Ooh, oh)
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The serpent tells me I will die (Ooh, oh)
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Tells me my eyes will be opened,
that I'll be like God (Ooh, oh)
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That's the lure, it's not rebellion, it's
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ascension, it's the promise of more (Ooh, oh)
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He makes it sound like God is holding out on us
The fruit is heavy on my hand, its skin is smooth,
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The tension is unbearable, imbibed
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The taste isn't just sweet or bitter,
it tastes like everything at once
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The world tilts, she brings it to me,
her eyes are wild (And it's wild)
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My partner, my reflection, she is still standing (Oh my)
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I trust her more than I trust the voice of God, I eat (Oh my)
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And instantly, the light fractures (Oh my God)
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It's like a mirror shattering inside my soul
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The air turns cold (Oh my God)
I look at Eve, she looks at me
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And for the first time, I mean really for the first time
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I see we are exposed, vulnerable, naked (And I said, Oh my God)
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This is shame, we scrambled, panicked (I said, Oh my God)
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We grabbed these big, rough fig leaves,
stitchin' them together (I said, Oh my God)
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They scratched my skin, they cover nothing (I said, Oh my God)
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And then we hear it: His footsteps
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The sound that used to mean love,
that used to mean safety (Oh my, Oh my God)
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Now means dread, absolute dread (Oh my God)
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We run, we hide in the thickest, darkest bush we
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could find (Oh my God), holding our breath
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And then His voice, it's not angry, not shouting
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He knows exactly where we are physically
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He's asking where we've gone relationally
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Where we stand, trembling, covered in itchy leaves
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The question comes gentle, but firm:
What have you done? Did you eat the fruit?
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Is this where the fracture deepens? The break spreads?
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I look at the woman I love, and I point:
Is this the woman you gave me? I blame her? I blame Him?
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And I point to the serpent: he tricked me
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The blame shifts faster and faster,
we throw responsibilities anywhere but ourselves
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And the verdict comes down that the world is
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broken now, because we broke it
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The ground will fight us, Earth will be a battle
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Relationships will be complex, painful, and death
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That word we didn't understand now has a shape
it has our shape
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One of the creatures Adam named
It's the first death we witnessed
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It's this terrifying tender moment, He's judging
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us, yes, but He hasn't abandoned us
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But we can't stay, we've chosen knowledge over intimacy
He walks us to the edge of the garden
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The air gets thinner out here,
the ground is hard on my feet
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As we take that final step out of Eden, we look
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back
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And it's overwhelming, a celestial being
holding a
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sword that spun like it's a whirlwind
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The gates slammed shut with a sound that echoes
across the universe
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We're outside, it's cold, the sun is setting
We lost paradise, we lost an unbroken connection
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And that's how the silence began, the separation
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But as we walked away into the dust and the thorns
we carried
A strange promise with us would whisper from God
about a coming savior
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Someone who would crush the serpent's head
The door to the garden was closed
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