Darth Nater - Fatima

Track 7 of 12 - A Century Ago (2018)

Darth Nater is the solo project of Orca Enthusiast/musician Nate Noworyta. His songs combine comedy and tragedy with a laser-sharp focus to create impeccably detailed story songs about anything and everything.

Darth Nater's latest album, A Century Ago, is all about people, places, and events from exactly 100 years ago -- tackling everything from antiquated baseball idols to railway accidents to trailblazing congresswomen.

Written and produced by Nate Noworyta

Lyrics:
It’s in the tribune again
I can’t stop thinking about it
I see her in my sleep
I dream about her floating in the Portuguese breeze

I need to see it for myself
I need to see it for myself
I need to see it for myself
My heart is buoyant but my mind’s weighed down with doubt
I need to figure this thing out for myself

It’s not that I think that they’re lying but they’re just kids
Raised on stories of Saul’s road to Damascus
wearing Bram Stoker’s worst nightmares like handcuffs
White lies grow like magical beanstalks
And spread seeds like Columbus spread smallpox
I need to see it for myself

I am a man of science
I am a man of faith
How I contradict myself in a myriad of ways
I am a man of science
I am a man of faith
How I contradict myself in a myriad of ways
But show me just one person who’s got it all straight
And I’ll jump from Mount Torre and lay prostrate till Judgment Day

It’s not that I think that they’re lying but they’re just kids
Held hostage by their own imaginations
And perhaps prone to exaggerations
Stubborn as the rock formations that line the golden coast of Portugal
Are their intentions pure?
How can I know for sure until I see it for myself?

I need to see it for myself
I need to see it for myself
I need to see it for myself
I need to see it for myself
I need to see it for myself
I need to see it for myself
I need to see it for myself
I need to see it for myself

I’ve watched diseases grow in Petri dishes
Blind to the naked eye yet palpable and vicious
I believe there is more in existence than scientists could ever witness

I need to see it for myself
I’m leaving for Fatima on the 12th
I’m leaving behind everything else
I need to see it for myself
I need to see it

I am a man of science
I am a man of faith
How I contradict myself in so many a myriad of ways

Like the pyramids of Giza, Egypt
Pharaohs’ tombs and desert leeches
Refuge in the Nile river
Jars of hearts and lungs and livers
Turned to dirt by time and pressure
Sphinxes guard immortal treasure
Overkill by any measure
Who would want to live forever?
Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus
Please don’t fool us foolish people
The world is good, the world is evil
Will revelation have a sequel?

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