Adam Lives In Theory Lyrics - Mtv Unplugged 2.0 - Lauryn Hill

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 worth the sacrifices 

Praying to the alter 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 naive, 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 exploitaion 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 

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 

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 were dealt to us 

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 

Then can you tell me, what, what we gonna do now 

Where we gonna go now, what we gonna say now 

Then can you tell me, what, what we gonna do now 

Where we gonna go now, what we gonna say now 

Stop walking in pride, let the thief be crucified 

Un-learn everything you know, and let him teach you 

Line upon line, every step upon pre-step, 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 will try us 

Just don't regress, 

Or slip into hopelessness 

Once he's satisfied his love, 

He won't deny us, 

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