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Adam Lives in Theory Lyrics by Lauryn Hill

MTV Unplugged No. 2.0

2002

[Verse 1]
Adam lives in theory, trying to turn stone into bread
Masquerading like he got it figured out
Cut off from the sunshine, only smart in his own head
Leaving his descendants to hope and doubt
Left to his devices, those worthless sacrifices
Praying to the altar of himself
Making pilgrimages, thinking he's religious
Like he's got all the light, and no one else
He takes the unsuspected
'Cause he knows they're not connected
And he shows them how to be just as he is
Virtually real
And commercially appealed
To the lust of all the people where he lives
Eve was so naïve, blinded by the pride and greed
Wanting to be intellectual
Drifting from the way, she got turned down one day
And now she thinks that she's bisexual
Caught up in emotion
Burning up in her devotion
To the king of exploitation in the field
She handed him her virtue
'Cause he told her, "I won't hurt you"
So she lay with him to see how good it feels
[Hook]
Now can you tell me, what, what we gonna do now?
Where we gonna go now? What we gonna say now?
Now can you tell me, what, what we gonna do now?
Where we gonna go now? What we gonna say now?
[Verse 2]
Now after the sensation, and the empty fornication
She brought affection home into her bed
Quickly multiplying, now the 3 of them are dying
By the poison she perceived to be good (head!)
Now Eve and her husband are perverted in their judgment
'Cause everything appears to be the same
They entertain suggestion, next time just use protection
Desiring to cover up their shame
But much to their demise
Poor decision closed their eyes
To the very antidote to their dilemma
Burning in their lust
Both of them adulterous
Destroying the original agenda
Praying to the sky in order to maintain a lie
They exhausted every possible conclusion
They can't even entertain the solution in a brain
Filled with vain information and pollution
Hiding from the truth
He provided an excuse
To explain away his desperate situation
When confronted, blamed his wife
Giving birth to carnal life
Refusing to acknowledge what he done
Now if we can agree with who created us to be
Who says we're guilty everyone before his eyes
Making no exceptions, since the day of our conception
Predisposed to hating truth, and loving lies
[Hook]
Now can you tell me, what, what we gonna do now?
Where we gonna go now? What we gonna say now?
Now can you tell me, what, what we gonna do now?
Where we gonna go now? What we gonna say now?
[Verse 3]
Stop walking in pride, let the thief be crucified
Un-learn everything you know, and let Him teach you
Line upon line, and precept upon precept, say goodbye
To this decaying social system
He wants to know how far we're willing to go
If we love him like we say we do, He'll try us
Just you don't regress or slip into hopelessness
Once He's satisfied, His love, He won't deny us
[Hook]
And then He'll tell us, what, what we gonna do now?
Where we gonna go now? What we gonna say now?
And then He'll tell us, what, what we gonna do now?
Where we gonna go now? What we gonna say now?
[Outro]
I'm telling you, telling you
I'm telling you, I'm telling you
I'm telling you, I'm telling you
He's gonna tell us, tell us, tell us
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Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

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