The Grand Inquisitor Ii: Roots & Locusts

It is not for us to resolve things that are not of this worldA world with God would be even more disturbing than a universe without himFor if He tolerates atrocitiesIf he condones such crueltyWho would want to worship such a maker anyway?They locked her up for 30 daysIn a dark room under the roofThey broke her will with the caneShe'll remember everythingYou are trying to save me, but perhaps I am not lostIt is not God that I do not acceptIt's this world of God's, created by God, that I cannot agree to acceptI dragged myself out to the OceanAnd stared all night into the skyThe only lights I saw were far below me: Black waters full of lifeI too lived on roots and locustsI too have been in the wildernessI too was striving to stand among They electAmong the strong and the powerfulI too lived on roots and locustsI too prized the freedom with which Thou hast blessed usBut I woke up and would not serve madnessThe kiss glows deep in his heartBut the old man adheres to his ideaI too lived on roots and locustsI too