Thoughts Explained Part 1

There seems to be some confusion in what I believe
So let me explain so that I might relieve
All the tension and hate between you and I
Here's what I think about your man in the sky:

I don't accept his existence or play with the thought
Because he doesn't work for what I was taught
I was taught to look at the facts and question all
And if something didn't hold up it had to fall

I looked to religion for 18 long years
I was dominated by its terrorist fear
I was scolded for speech and different thought
But individuality and peace was what they taught

With all the questions I had, religion could not keep pace
So I accepted the truth and turned my face
Away from the church, away from faith, and away from "God"
And now it seems I stepped in front of the firing squad

I was told I could choose any faith I wanted, but when I chose none
That was when they loaded the gun
Then it didn't matter who believed in what
They all tried to keep my mouth shut

For I spoke blasphemy, I preached hate
I was to be dragged to hell by the heaviest weight
Even though at first my arms were still wide open
Until they beat me till they were broken

That was when I became loud and unmatched
Out speaking any preacher they dispatched
That was when I refused to allow them to go unrestrained
Their oppressing force needed to be contained

It is not personal beliefs I care for, no, that I pay no mind
It is when they try to make everyone blind
When their belief must be his and hers too
And so on and so forth until we get to me and you

I refuse to allow them to poison those too young to know
That before you follow something, everything must show
I refuse to let rituals and texts no matter how old, to go undisputed
Especially when they fail in every aspect and need to be uprooted

Believe in all your fairies, spirits, and deities galore
Explain to those what and why you believe, but no more
Leave the youth alone to learn all the facts first
Before you begin to coerce