explanation steals

"my bride, I don't want to know what I'd be without
forgiveness brushing these adulterous lips"
as cities burn
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"love, what is love without trust
at my word would you bring your isaac"
as cities burn

"What ordinarily tempts a man is that which would keep him from doing his duty, but in [Abraham's] case the temptation is itself the ethical--which would keep him from doing God's will."

"A man can become a tragic hero by his own powers--but not a knight of faith...Faith is a miracle, and yet no man is excluded from it; for that in which all human life is unified is passion, and faith is a passion."
Soren Kierkegaard
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"awake! awake in the company of men given something to say
give me a servant's heart and a tongue to obey
awake! come wind
awake! come thought
tired head, take up your mat,
take your mat and walk"
as cities burn