Story Behind The Song
Wrote it in the dark after watching the re-mastered version of "The Exorcist" - crazy, eh?
Song Description
Ahhh...the age old question always posed in new ways in every age - the physical vs. the spiritual: is there anything beyond this physical world we experience, or does it end with this matter, this stuff? Is it science that holds the answers, or faith?
| Song Length |
5:42 |
Genre |
Folk - Rock, Rock - Easy Listening |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cool, Tense |
Subject |
Philosophy, Life |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
"The Track"
If a man of science and a man of faith
were to meet on a green, green field and have a race,
science would lunge forward with a frightening pace
but faith would just sit right down right in his place.
If there was a race.
Science would not tire ? he would run just fine.
But he would find faith sitting there
Already waiting for him on the finish line.
Chorus:
If the track is round, I would hear the sound of the starting gun.
I would sit right down and finish right where I?d begun.
But if the track is straight, and what if I just wait, and I?m left behind?
What would I miss, what would I find
waiting at the finish line?
But I don?t know what track I?m on.
If a man of despair and a man of hope
Were to meet at a party and give a toast,
Despair would drink for today for tomorrow we die,
And Hope would drink for tomorrow, for today is just a big old lie.
Chorus:
If I drink today, could I still taste it tomorrow?
And if I wait til tomorrow, could I still swallow?
If I drink til when the now is then, the drink might sour.
What will be left in my cup
When I face that final hour?
But I don?t know what track I?m on.
I don?t know what track I?m on.
So if a man of the senses and a man of the heart
Were to be blindfolded and left in the dark
Sense would inch forward, he?d take a step and wait,
But the heart is use to the dark and walks by faith.
Chorus:
If I use my faith, will I find the door in this dark room?
And if I use my sense and try on my own, will I just stumble once more?
What if I close my eyes and wait for the light to be turned on?
What will I miss, what is the more
On the other side of the door?
I gotta find the track I?m o