Cain and Abel

[Verse 1]
When Cain slew Abel it was not about the money
Somewhere east of Eden no one stayed his hand
When Cain slew Abel in the land of milk and honey
Somewhere near Damascus he had to make a stand

[Verse 2]
When Cain slew Abel, Abel was just another shepherd
Who watched his flocks by night above the fields his brother tilled
When Cain slew Abel in the shadow of the cherubim
A flaming sword is just no matter who it kills

[Chorus]
What kind of god would lead you from the wilderness
Then abandon you on these city streets?
What kind of god would have you kill your brother
While handing you a victory of pity and deceit?

[Verse 3]
When Cain slew Abel he slew the first of all the martyrs
A list that has not ended even 'til last night
When Cain slew Abel he slew the first of all the heretics
Who returned to the garden to find the tree of life

[Verse 4]
When Cain slew Abel, the ground Cain tilled was barren
His offering rejected, he had to set things right
When Cain slew Abel he was not his brother's keeper
His parents were evicted, he just had to start a fight

[Chorus]
What kind of god would lead you from the wilderness
Then abandon you on these city streets?
What kind of god would have you kill your brother
While handing you a victory of pity and deceit?