[INTRO — LOW DRONE, DISTANT CHANT] He comes from above He opens his mouth We bring him our harvest He carries it out Then he rises Then he leaves Where does God go? [VERSE 1] Every season he returns Every season we prepare Stack the grain beside the altar Leave the offerings there He gives us what we need He takes what we provide He comes to us from heaven Then disappears into the sky Nobody sees him leave Nobody sees him land Nobody knows where God goes When God is gone again [PRE-CHORUS] They say don't ask They say don't stare The ways of God Are not for us to share But I've watched the clouds I've watched the ground I've watched the empty place After he goes out [CHORUS — BIG, HYPNOTIC] WHERE DOES GOD GO WHEN GOD GOES AWAY? WHERE DOES GOD HIDE AT THE END OF THE DAY? DOES HE SLEEP IN THE HEAVENS? DOES HE WALK IN THE DARK? DOES HE WAIT SOMEWHERE FOR THE MORNING TO START? WHERE DOES GOD GO? [VERSE 2] I know the sound he makes When his great mouth opens wide I know the shadow on the earth I know the fire inside I've seen the offerings vanish I've seen the empty floor I've wondered what's behind the mouth I've wondered what's behind the door They tell me faith means never knowing They tell me knowing is a sin But if God made the mystery Why shouldn't I look in? [PRE-CHORUS] So I waited I stayed late I watched the sky I watched the gate When the others turned away I climbed inside [CHORUS — QUIETER, MORE SUSPENSEFUL] WHERE DOES GOD GO WHEN GOD GOES AWAY? WHERE DOES GOD HIDE AT THE END OF THE DAY? IS HE WATCHING? IS HE SLEEPING? IS HE SOMEWHERE WAITING FOR ME? WHERE DOES GOD GO? [INSTRUMENTAL — THE MUSIC BECOMES MECHANICAL] [VERSE 3] I hid among the offerings Under hides and sacks of grain The mouth began to close above me And the world began to shake No thunder No angels No voice from the sky Just darkness Just metal Just something alive I heard a man breathing. [BREAK — EVERYTHING DROPS] A man. [PAUSE] Not a god. [VERSE 4 — QUIET, DISBELIEVING] He looked at me like I was nothing Like I had broken through a wall He reached toward the hidden place Where the old commandments fall He spoke a language I could understand He cursed like any man And suddenly the heavens Were smaller than my hand I saw his face. I saw his eyes. I saw the truth. [HARD CUT] [ONE GUNSHOT] [LONG INSTRUMENTAL COLLAPSE] [BRIDGE — ZED ALONE] I waited for the sky to answer. Nothing. I waited for the earth to open. Nothing. I waited for the voice. Nothing. I waited for God. Nothing. [FINAL CHORUS — HUGE, HAUNTED] WHERE DOES GOD GO WHEN GOD GOES AWAY? WHERE DOES GOD HIDE WHEN THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO SAY? I LOOKED INSIDE HEAVEN AND FOUND A MAN I REACHED FOR THE ANSWER AND THE ANSWER WAS— [ABRUPT STOP] [OUTRO — WHISPER] Where does God go? Where does God go? Where does God go when God is dead?
