Thieves of Dogma

[SPOKEN: Deep resonant Southern USA male voice] Some souls slip through the cracks of their era, stealing the truths we thought were permanent. Only when they vanish do we feel the break as they leave a quiet wound in the world, and the shape of everything they changed. [/SPOKEN] [MALE SINGER] Every era has thieves dressed in passion and pain, They tear down the fences designed to remain. They steal away comfort, yet rob us of fear, And walk on ahead into those unknown frontiers. [/MALE SINGER] [MALE SINGER] These thieves of dogma, Breaking down authority They don’t follow rules, Ignore the majority. Their doctrine and morals Beyond faith’s minority. These thieves of dogma, Never outlive their glory; It’s left to you and me To carry their story. [/MALE SINGER] [MALE SINGER] We never see their crime until long after they’re gone, When the world they reshaped is the world we live on. And the grief that we carry is a strange kind of grace A thank‑you whispered softly to a long‑vanished face. [/MALE SINGER] [MALE SINGER] These thieves of dogma, The years try to erase They don’t stay in the lines, Embracing disgrace. Their courage is endless, Redefining our race. These thieves of dogma, Born to create; They leave you and me A new life to embrace. [/MALE SINGER] [MALE SINGER] They leave in the night with no warning at all, Not royalty, not prophets, just voices that called. In literature, science, in movies and song, Our icons that echo forever strong. [/MALE SINGER] [SPOKEN: Deep resonant Southern USA male voice] Bless‑ed are the thieves of dogma, For they shall redefine the Earth. Bless‑ed are the thieves of dogma, For they remind us what we are worth. Bless‑ed are the thieves of dogma, For their dreams make our reality. Bless‑ed are the thieves of dogma, Ravishers of normality. [/SPOKEN] [MALE SINGER] Bless‑ed are the thieves of dogma, Bless‑ed are the thieves of dogma, Bless‑ed are the thieves of dogma. [/MALE SINGER]