if there wasn't anything under the surface

i would find a reason for everything

the bad guys would always lose

and I would identify evil and take it at face value.

i could accept the lone gunman theory

i would dispel the illuminati, the mob, and the masons in one sterile sentence.

and i would know just the right words to persuade

i'd understand God's reasoning

and i would raise my kids using the formula of other successful parents

i would be safe and i would never know the amazing mystery behind your beautiful eyes.