Lyrics Truth Doesn't Live in a Book - Ben Caplan

Everybody knows the Bible is full of wisdom, the good book is great!
But a few thousand years of disputes and debates have shown that the
Text was written in such a way that it inherently
Requires intense and rigorous and constant interpretation
Did you know, when the Bible was given it was delivered along with an
Oral tradition,
Which at the time was expressly forbidden, to be written down
Now the reason why,
I submit must be is that was to prevent undo rigidity
You see the Bible is a living word
That needs to breath in order to stay alive
Now I hope my approach won't be seen as ham-fisted,
And we all know that words get distorted and twisted,
But it is my contention that some of
The best bits, were not written down
Always have a little bit of salt with your tequila
Don't smoke your stash if you're gonna be a dealer
Try to drink at least eight cups of water everyday
Always keep your hockey stick on the ice
If you wanna cut once, you better measure twice
There's no such thing as a lunch that's really free
An eye for an eye means fair compensation, it doesn't
Mean take-a bombs with another nation
Anything written down can be twisted apart
Don't be ashamed to talk about your mental health
Try to love your neighbor like you love yourself
That ones in there, but it always gets forgotten
Truth doesn't live in a book, you find it in the little surprises,
The good book is only a lens, to focus the view
Justice for all is composed of the ugliest compromises
You can't only look at the lens, you gotta look through
There's no such thing as a virgin conception
Every good rule has a notable exception
Don't surround yourself with friends who only agree
Don't count your eggs before they're chicken
Ask for consent before you put your dick in
Ain't nothing wrong with homosexuality
Don't get caught with your pants around your ankle
If you wanna hide your money stick it in a Swiss bankle
Every banking system needs a lot of regulation
Never draw a picture of the Prophet Muhammad
Unless you're a cartoonist and you really, really wanna
Illustrate cultural insensitivity
Truth doesn't live in a book,
You find it in the little surprises,
The good book is only a lens, to focus the view
Justice for all is composed of the ugliest compromises
You can't only look at the lens, you gotta look through
Truth doesn't live in a book, cmon!
You find it in the little surprises,
The good book is only a lens, to focus the view
Justice for all is composed of the ugliest compromises
You can't only look at the lens, you gotta look through
Truth does not live in a book
You find it in the little surprises
You got to focus the view
Justice for all is composed of so many ugly compromises
You gotta look through
You have to live in the world to get to the truth