I'm the child of a sinner's daughter I've been burned by a heavenly Sun And I've cried more tears than I've smiled Bought more pleasure than I've sold And I've sought precision through these trials The more and less of right and wrong I don't believe in perfection I don't deal in absolutes I've chased wisdom Through God and science And I've felt the scorch of hate And I've been thrown into the fire But my mind sees better I've got a taste of hope and I'm waking up And though progress is slow I'm counting on it (I'm counting on it) I'll let you know when it all makes sense Still pharisees in Parliament I will survive the ancient hate Before reactionaries die I've chased wisdom Through God and science And I've felt the scorch of hate And I've been thrown into the fire But my mind sees better I've got a taste of hope and I'm waking up And though progress is slow I'm counting on This world to grow And be more open with its love Drop a wise man into the future He becomes the ignorant one Privilege angels for their fortunes The hypocrisy of religious war And all the souls that get tortured That's hard to reconcile I've chased wisdom Through God and science And I've felt the scorch of hate And been thrown into the fire But my mind sees better I've got a taste of hope and I'm waking up And though progress is slow I'm counting on it I'm counting on it My mind sees better I've got a taste of hope and I'm waking up And though progress is slow I'm counting on it And I'm counting you And you're counting me too My mind sees better And I'm counting on it