The Cross Movement - Maze of the Madness [tekst, tłumaczenie i interpretacja piosenki]

[Verse 1: The Tonic]
Danger, danger
Got me stepping like a Power Ranger
Calling on the power of the One from the manger
In anger, but not in sin
I begin to make my way through all of this mess I'm in
It's hard to see so many born faster
Got hate oozing out 'em like sulfuric acid
Everyday a new thief, today's might want my teeth
To string them all together and make 'em into a wreath
Brother's ill, won't think twice to shake his boom pipe
Even if I run the jewels, he'll still want my life
Puppy's sick, so I gotta shoot the gospel quick
And hope the truth will hit him much harder than a mule kick
I let him know that if he lets the hollow points spray
God's got a vengeance that'll make a flambe
But let me shut up before I provoke the "cack, cack!"
Wish I could do a kick, and put him on his back
Not to make him handicapped but so that I could get away
And have another chance to pray that this brother would get out of the madness

[Hook]
What do you do when life's a must?
But you already caught the rush?
Money, power, lust
In whom will you place your trust?
All sin, no question, no doubt
Stuck and you can't get out
Christ knows how you feel
So get 'em up in the air if you know He's real!

[Verse 2: The Tonic]
Caution, caution
Has got me turnin', tossin', pausin'
Six million moves, Steve Austin
Check the picture
Here comes that mad, fly, dime sister
Guess she's sittin', waitin' for her loving money mister
Wonder if she's got time to hear the plan
As I approach her, I see her lips say "Here comes this corny preacher man"
I try to strike one up, I say, "That skirt is fly, is it pleated?"
She said, "Come on, man, beat it!"
I said "Why is that the greeting that I'm given?"
She said "Step!", I said "God bless your soul, keep livin'"
And as I walk away, I wish there was something I could say
To really make her understand that she's more than a Chick-fil-A
Piece of meat to be bought or sandwich to be made
Cause a little mayonnaise won't change how your played
Cause the next man bites
And the next man bites
And when it's all over, it's a terrible sight
Cause when they are done pulling up everything, man, it's spooky
You got substance, but float around the bowl (Let me shut up)
And God's got a flush for all the manure
That's why I'm trying to tell her to keep her out of the sewer of the madness

[Hook]

[Verse 3: The Tonic]
Power, power's got me lasting for another hour
Trying to stay alert, awake to the devourer
Though his fate must drag on, the dragon Satan
Been hawking to destroy me ever since I was a little man
And even though I know I'm sealed for the long ride
He tempts me to feel the pleasure of the dark side
It gets raw hide in obeying God's will
The power is in steady spittin', it's written in his lying grill
And if he wasn't enough to shake, roll, and rattle
The world is another enemy of constant battle
They invite me in, only to disown me
Build me up to break me down 'til I'm lonely
Lastly, I war with myself the most
Today, will I play dictator or will I play host?
Will I do what I hate or hate what I do or don't do what I should or deny what I know is true?
This is the ceaseless, keeping it real, kind of war
Not only am I a conqueror but I'm more
So tell my three enemies God's got the back of his buddy
So I'm going to my grave with my knucks bloody
Not in the physical, but in a spiritual kind of badness
Cause I gotta fight the madness

[Hook]