a poem from one of Kurt's comments:

This line is metaphysical
And on the one side the bad half live in wickedness
And on the other side the good half live in arrogance
And there’s a steep slope
With a short rope
This line is metaphysical
And there’s a steady flow moving to and fro
Oh look you earned your wings
Are you angel now or are you a vulture?
Constantly hovering over
Waiting for a big mistake
Oh my God what have I done?
Wouldn’t you love to be on the cover of a magazine?
Healthy skin perfect teeth designed to hide what lies beneath
I feel the darkness growing stronger as you cram light down my throat
How does that work for you in your holy quest to be above reproach?

- David Bazan

Virtue can be oppressive: Pharisaism, moralism, legalism, formalism. Our goal is virtue, but not as an end in itself and not without a reconstituted heart.