In the sum mer that i was ba ptize d,
my father h eld me to his side.
as they put me to the w ater ,
he said how on that day i cried
We were prisoners of love,
a love in chains,
He was standing in the door,
I was s tanding in the rain,
with the same hot blood burning i n our veins,
Adam r aised a Cain
Adam raised a Cain
Adam ra ised a Cain
Adam raised a Cain
All of the o ld fa ces,
ask y ou why you're back .
they f it you with positi on,
and the keys to yo ur daddy's cadillac
in the dar kness of your r oom
your mother c alls you by your true name,
you rem ember the faces,
the places the names,
you know it's never over,
its relent less as the rain,
Adam raised a Cain
Adam raised a Cain
Adam ra ised a Cain
Adam raised a Cain
in the bib le Cain slew Able,
And e ast of Eden Momma he was c ast,
you're born into this life pay ing,
for the sins of someone else s pa st
daddy worked his whole life,
for n othing but the pain,*
now he wa lkes these empty rooms,
looking for some thing to blame,
you in herit the sins,
you in herit the pain
Adam raised a Cain
Adam raised a Cain
Adam ra ised a Cain
Adam raised a Cain
Lost but not forgotten, from the dark heart of a dream
Adam raised a Cain
Adam raised a Cain