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We're cursed from our birth, sinning from the beginning

The womb to the tomb, depraved to the grave

Astray every day, every breath brings death

In Adam all die, In Adam all die



We're rebels like the devil, scheming like demons

Prideful with our idols, disgusting with our lusting

Twisted and sin-sick, selfish and helpless

In Adam all die, In Adam all die


Verse 1


Everybody knows that they're guilty

Our conscience condemns us, shows us we're filthy

Truth be told, we really have no answers

For why we fall short of our own moral standards

The evidence for God is simply bountiful

And it's illogical to think we won't be held accountable

A universal day of judgment approaches

Any rational notion of justice would presuppose this

And deep down inside, everybody knows this

But we disregard it because our deeds are atrocious

We prefer the vicious, our words are malicious

Our slurs pernicious, we find the absurd delicious

Depraved in our appetites- the things we crave are lacking light

Because sin's got us enslaved and shackled tight

And if we are to understand the fruit

We need to go back and examine the root



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Verse 2


The world we live in wasn't always like this

The early days had perfect righteousness and bright bliss

Man and woman under God-ruled government at first

Bubbling with mirth, immersed in loving with no hurts

God gave what theologians call the covenant of works

Forbidden fruit- the day you eat of it you'll be cursed

Husband wasn't alert; wife lacked discernment

Entrapped by the serpent and that was the first sin

The consequences were monumental

In fact, I'm not convinced they had a clue of what they'd gotten into

Their eyes were opened more- truth in the lies

To their surprise, they didn't get the prize they were hoping for

They see their nakedness and now regret it

They tried to cover their guilt and then blame shift- how pathetic

And it's a true story- you want some evidence'

We've been doing the same thing ever since



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Verse 3


We talk Adam and Eve, cats think we're "throwed off", really

They don't think it relates to thugs in North Philly

But it's like Switchfoot said- we were meant to live

But in the garden Adam was our representative

So when the Judge executed the sentence

Adam's guilt was imputed to his descendents

Global calamity

Major debt, pain, regret, the reign of death- total depravity

And yes, I'm aware that cats were not there

Which opens the door to charges of 'that's not fair'

But God is not subject to fallen notions of fairness

Besides, when it comes to God's glory, most could care less

We can't measure how we chase sand treasures

And banned pleasures- similar to our ancestors

So instead of saying if you were there what you would do

Seek your refuge in Adam number two



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