What About the Love

I went to see my sister

She was staying with a friend

Who had turned into a preacher

To save the world from sin

He said "First deny your body,

Then learn to submit

Pray to be made worthy,

And tithe your ten percent"

I said "Is this all there is,

Just the letter of the law?"

Something's wrong.

I went to see my brother

On the 32nd floor

Of a building down on Wall Street

You could hear the future's roar

He said "Here we make decisions,

And we trade commodities;

If you tell me where there's famine,

I can make you guarantees"

I said "Is this all there is,

Power to be strong?"

Something's wrong.

R: Something's wrong in heaven tonight

You can almost hear them cry

Angels to the left and the right

Saying "What about the love

What about the love

What about the love?"

I went to see my neighbor

He'd been taken to a home

For the weak and the discarded

Who have no place to go

He said "Here I lack for nothing

I am fed and I am clothed,

But at times I miss the freedom

I used to know"

I said "Is this all there is

When your usefulness is gone?"

Something's wrong.

R:

I looked into the mirror

Proud as I could be

And I saw my pointing finger

Pointing back at me

Saying "Who named you accuser

Who gave you the scales"

I hung my head in sorrow

I could almost feel the nails

I said "This is how it is

To be crucified and judged

Without love."

R: (2x)