[Verse 1]
Step through this trampled wall
The unhinged door betrays it all
That far within our faith we were all waiting
The broken glass reflects the haze
It shines like endless holy days
Struggling to remember what they're celebrating

[Chorus]
Well, a god descended
And the real time ended
His life was lifted just above the law
And now we have to live with what we did with what we saw

[Verse 2]
Well, you mend your clothes and patch your roof
And slivers of God's shattered truth
Grow tender as the grass in clean-swept yards
But a savior came and told us how
The truth was all around us now
Abandon house and field and gather up the shards

[Chorus]
Well, a god descended
And the real time ended
His life was lifted just above the law
And now we have to live with what we did with what we saw
[Bridge]
Well, you build your faith with strength and duty
Build your love but there's a beauty
Well, you know the scriptures tell
There are a few shards left in hell
And if we wanted God we had to follow
Follow him down (Him down)

[Verse 3]
Pictures torn out of their frames
And orgies where we lost our names
All were gone with time's real desire
Well, you ask how God can curse you thus
That's not a question asked by us
We burnt our beds and books
We fear we've lost the fire

[Chorus]
The god descended (This life was not your own)
And the real time ended (This life was not your own)
His life was lifted just above the law
And now we have to live with what we did with what we saw