Lyrics By: J.G. Argo ©2026 Verse 1 We were acquaintances when we were young, though different churches we heard the same lies I looked within, while you searched the skies You took the pulpit, I took back my mind I said the names don’t mean what you think — study and you’ll find Lucifer, Satan, Devil — were symbols in ink You saw an entity, I saw stories untold You saw a future war, I saw allegories of old When I said I left the church You treated my truth like a personal curse Pre-Chorus 1 You called it faith, I called it control Same book, different chains on the soul You preach fear like it’s holy clothes I see a leash — and everybody knows Chorus 1 We heard the same words, but we learned different things You bowed to the system, I cut the strings You built your throne from borrowed rules I didn’t see the truth until I was forty Different churches, same lies, but I finally saw the signs You kept the story — I followed my own mind Verse 2 Jesus wasn’t Christian — he fought with organized religion Empire wrote the paper, then called it a vision You worship Rome in a Hebrew mask Call it holy while you dodge the facts You won’t read history, won’t touch source Just repeat the script that indoctrination forced You call me heretic — won’t hear my voice backed in truth But truth doesn’t ask permission to change Pre-Chorus 2 You guard the gates like you own the light I tore the veil in the dead of night You sell fear dressed up as grace I saw the pattern — I broke the pace Chorus 2 You called me a heretic For saying sin is a tool For saying shame is a leash — they use in church and Sunday school You called me a heretic Wouldn’t read a word — if it came from someone outside your herd I wear no chains — no chains I broke the net — broke it If truth is heresy — then yeah, I’m a threat Bridge (Industrial / Spoken — Final) Jesus wasn’t Christian — he fought organized religion Church came later — empire wrote the edition You worship Rome in a Hebrew mask Call it holy while you dodge the facts You won’t read history Won’t touch source Just repeat the script That indoctrination forced Heretic meant thinker — danger to the throne They killed the ones — like Hypatia — who thought on their own So if asking questions gets me that name I wear it like armor — I wear it like flame Final Chorus (Anthem) We heard the same words, but we learned different things You bowed to the system, I cut the strings You built your throne from borrowed rules I didn’t see the truth until I was forty Different churches, same lies, but I finally saw the signs You kept the story — I followed my own mind Outro (Quiet, Cold, Resolute) You kept the pulpit I kept my soul You kept the fear I broke control Different churches Same lies Same skies But I walked out — With open eyes
