transcribed by Mike Ripplinger [Notes] * All F# chords refer to X-(b9)11-11-X-X-X, not 2-4-4-X-X-X. *** ["The Science of Myth"] [Intro chord: F#] F# B If you've ever questioned beliefs that you hold you're not alone F# B But you oughta realize that every religion is a methaphor Eb C# B Eb C# B In the case of Christianity and Judaism there exists the belief Eb C# B That spiritual matters are enslaved to history F# B The Buddhists believe that the functional aspects override the myth F# B While other religions use the literal core to build foundations with Eb C# B See half the world sees the myth as fact Eb C# B And it's seen as a lie by the other half and Eb C# B The simple truth is that it's none of that cause Eb B Somehow no matter what the world keeps turning F# C# Somehow we get by without ever learning Eb B Somehow no matter what the world keeps turning F# C# Somehow we get by without ever learning Eb F# B C# Science and religion are not mutually exclusive Eb F# In fact for better understanding B C# We take the facts of science and apply them Eb F# B C# And as both factors keep evolving then we continue getting information Eb F# B C# But closing off possibilities makes it hard to see the bigger picture F# B Consider the case of the woman whose faith helped her make it through F# When she was raped and cut up, left for dead in a trunk, B But her beliefs held true Eb C# B It doesn't matter if it's real or not Eb C# B Cause some things are better left without a doubt and Eb C# B If it works and it gets the job done... Eb B Somehow no matter what the world keeps turning F# C# Somehow we get by without ever learning Eb B Somehow no matter what the world keeps turning