retreat!!

cursive

they checked the shrine and the temple

but he wasn't there. they checked the mosque and the chapel

nope

not there. since you've been away on holiday

the natives are all nightmares. since you've been away on holiday

i daydream you'll disappear. you keep us on a leash we can't conceive

but still must adhere to. the natives are whipping each other

over which god they prefer. i wish you'd do us all a favor

and just differ. since you've been away on holiday

we don't know which god is which. and since you've been away on holiday

it's getting harder to give a shit. so if you stayed away on holiday

we could get on with it. i mean

we could evolve like this

if you'd just call it quits. since you've been away on holiday

we've stomached your archaic rule. and since you've been away on holiday

we've hosted some wars over you. so stay away on holiday

my friend

we don't need your services;

your excuses --

your mysterious ways"