Lyrics Closer To The Truth And Farther From The Sky

Ribbons are flying out the window
As we drove down the interstate
Sex was something so brand new
It was hard as hell to wait
She made faces at the goddam rednecks
She said
"look at you boy, you must worship satan."
Just because i had the same long hair
As the jesus in all their paintings

Every church just made me scared of words like "serve" and "faith" and "congregation"
In a world with so many answers left
Why do i need so many explanations
To get closer to the truth
And farther from the sky
Yeah

(check, check check)

And the static singes the speakers like
A thousand hymns of inspiration
And the road just winds
Through the canyon like
A big black snake heading for salvation
And i'm getting closer to the truth
And farther from the sky

A roadside venue while paper their menu's
In a town that forgot it's own name
We were hungry for anything that had a pulse
As we freed ourselves from the rain

There's a disgruntled metalhead
Playing guitar for a pop-singer
Up on the screen
With his guitar held high
And his head held low
He just wants a chance to be seen

And the static singes the speakers like
A thousand hymns of inspiration
The road just winds through the canyon like
A big black snake heading for salvation
And i'm getting closer to the truth
And further from the sky

Well he tells me at the bar
That he's on his last leg
That he used to have it all in his hands
And the girls don't think
Much of him these days
Which is hard for him to understand
Cause he's a little bit older
And a little bit thin
But he's still got his heart in a sling
And we paid for the drinks
And the bartender drinks
And it couldn't be more late
Yeah we're all so late

Cause the static singes the speakers
Like a thousand hymns of inspiration
And the road just winds
Through the canyon like
A big black snake heading for salvation
And i'm getting closer to the truth
And further from the sky