The Difference (Part II)
( O'Connor/Brake ) from The Difference: Parts I,II,III,IV

During the band's breakup, Pat kept writing music not knowing if he would ever play live again. Originally intended to be a solo project under his own terms, Pat put together what's known in the music world as a "Concept Album." The four songs featured in this mi-co album (mini concept album) are a departure from the usual writing style the O'Connor is known for. This (The Difference: Part II) is the only song that any band member helped write.

"While I can't give you the story, I can give you the basis: Imagine that everything you know about the world and religion changed in the blink of an eye. Imagine black was now white and up was now down... what kind of "Difference" would it make." -Patrick E. O'Connor

V1
THE SCIENTIST, HE WORKS ALL NIGHT,
YOU CAN SEE THE FEAR LIGHT UP IN HIS EYES.
THE MEDIA-THE WORKED IT RIGHT
SECRETS REVEALED IN A DESPERATE PLIGHT.
CRYPTIC WRITINGS ON PAINTED WALLS
NEW REVELATIONS CAUSE YOUR FAITH TO FALL.

P.C.
THE TRUTH HURTS WHEN IT COMES TO CALL
WE LEARN TO WALK BEFORE WE CRAWL

CH.
THEY BASE THEIR FAITH ON NUMBERS AND TIME
LOGIC AND FACTS CLOUD THEIR BRAINWASHED MINDS
THE SOUL IT BURNS FOR UNSPEAKABLE CRIMES
WHO CAN YOU TRUST WHEN TRUTH BECOMES LIES?

V2
WHAT HAS HE FOUND, WHAT WILL IT BE?
PERHAPS THE END FOR YOU MY FRIEND AND ME
A HERO HE’S CALLED, A MESSIAH TOO
WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR ME AND YOU
FALSE PROPHECY REVEALED
THE EYES AND LIPS OF MEN ARE SEALED

P.C.

SO MUCH HAS CHANGED THE LAST 3 DAYS
THE MILLIONS THEY MARCH WITH FISTS OF RAGE
SO MANY HAVE LEFT WHILE TOO MANY STAY
SO MANY LOST AND NOT ENOUGHED SAVED

BRIDGE:
SAVE US TONIGHT,
NOW MORE THAN EVER, WE NEED YOU TONIGHT

P.C.

OUTRO CHOURS

THE DIFFERENCE IT MADE IS AN END TO A MEANS
FOUNDATIONS ARE TORN AND RIPPED FROM THE SEAMS
TO LATE TO CHANGE AND TOO LATE TO FIGHT
WHERE CAN WE TURN, SAVE US TONIGHT, SAVE US TONIGHT