Thursday, April 12, 2012

Sir Francis Bacon, "Of Fortune"/St. Augustine of Hippo, "On Fate"

Fate's Warning- Iron Maiden
why is it some of us are destined to stay alive
and some of us are here just so that we'll die
how come the bullet hits the other guy
do we have to try and reason why

be it the devil or be it him
you can count on just one thing
when the time is up you'll know
not just one power runs the show

are we the lucky ones saved for another day
or they the lucky ones who are taken away
is it a hand on your shoulder from the lord above
or the devil himself come to give you a shove

a volcano erupts and sweeps a town away
a hurricane devastates the cities in its way
the grief and misery for the ones that are left behind
the worst is yet to come a hell to face mankind
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr_2Kl6KF-4

St. Augustine would agree with the song because the song talks about fate being controlled by God, and sometimes by the devil. If it is the will of God for you to live or to die, then that is your fate already set in stone by a higher power.


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