Vice or Virtue

Tell me can you hear it The souls of the damned Got shackles on they ankles now they praying and pleading Begging for remorse but they are no longer breathing Where you fall is where you stay be it virtue or vice Take a seat and place your bet You got no cash that's alright This ain't a standard playing table you know The poker chip is your soul, are you still willing to roll Walking through the valley of the shadow of death, Told to walk by faith I still ain't got the hang of it yet Seeing sinners dressed as saints dragging my faith through the mud Saying father please forgive me, for touching your son Then the pedophile pastor who has broken his laws Goes and calls out all the gays, like they were stealing his job Cruelly judging other people cause he wasn't called to act Just a man who wants some money for the holy preacher pact As a christian i'm appalled, ducking and dodging the blame Sweep the issues under rugs still better pay the tithe today Yeah Martin Luther must be livid, really rolling in his grave Masquerading as a martyr thinking you can save some face Moses was murderer David an adulterer Mary Magdalene A prostitute and common whore The son of God befriending sinners? Heathen this is heresy That's harrowing to hear I see that you don't know your history I don't really understand its hypocritically God sees all sin as equal that point is pivotal He who hasn't sinned can cast the first stone Moral of the story is leave these people alone You wanna chastise, cast eyes on every sinner Condemn the lives many but your not the vindicator In your pride you have forgotten all your works are null and void For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of the Lord It seems that somewhere down the line you mixed relations with religion cause your living lukewarm and with God you've no connection yet here you are still grooming children Instead of their faith I bet you make them call you father Degenerate and disgrace Its disappointing How we fumbled the bag Went from spreading the gospel to Sharing gossip in the back Said sayounara to commandments Jesus piece around my neck Bear your cross ain't literal Just had to get that off my chest Vice and virtue Morale battle that humanity hides Those darker thoughts are truly vicious Often tainting the mind No one ever picks their demons We just sit and we vibe, choosing whether We fight back or surrender our lives It's a choice we all make as individuals And I don't think its right to make Our differences so difficult These actions that I see often trample on my beliefs But who am I to judge, knowing that my record was never clean Hate the sin but love the sinner that's the mantra I live by, Don't call yourself a christian Holding hatred in your eyes Love is understanding Don't condone or condemn Try to reach some common ground Actually listen to them If you struggle I'm beside you Have a seat at my table Liar, killer, cheater, thief Fight for as long as you're able For a saint is just a sinner Who still wants to repent But the decision is yours So tell me how will you live Lord grant me The serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference. It is in your will that good things are done And in your name that I pray Amen