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#5 B5 If you've ever questioned beliefs that you hold you're not alone F#5 B5 But you oughta realize that every religion is a methaphor Eb5 C#5 B5 Eb5 C#5 B5 In the case of Christianity and Judaism there exists the belief Eb5 C#5 B5 That spiritual matters are enslaved to history F#5 B5 The Buddhists believe that the functional aspects override the myth F#5 B5 While other religions use the literal core to build foundations with Eb5 C#5 B5 See half the world sees the myth as fact Eb5 C#5 B5 And it's seen as a lie by the other half and Eb5 C#5 B5 The simple truth is that it's none of that cause Eb5 B5 Somehow no matter what the world keeps turning F#5 C#5 Somehow we get by without ever learning Eb5 B5 Somehow no matter what the world keeps turning F#5 C#5 Somehow we get by without ever learning Eb5 F#5 B5 C#5 Science and religion are not mutually exclusive Eb5 F#5 In fact for better understanding B5 C#5 We take the facts of science and apply them Eb5 F#5 B5 C#5 And as both factors keep evolving then we continue getting information Eb5 F#5 B5 C#5 But closing off possibilities makes it hard to see the bigger picture F#5 B5 Consider the case of the woman whose faith helped her make it through F#5 When she was raped and cut up, left for dead in a trunk, B5 But her beliefs held true Eb5 C#5 B5 It doesn't matter if it's real or not Eb5 C#5 B5 Cause some things are better left without a doubt and Eb5 C#5 B5 If it works and it gets the job done... Eb5 B5 Somehow no matter what the world keeps turning F#5 C#5 Somehow we get by without ever learning Eb5 B5 Somehow no matter what the world keeps turning