[Verse 1]

They checked the shrine in the temple

But he wasn't there

They checked the mosque and the chapel

Nope, not there

Since you've been away on holiday

The natives are all nightmares

Since you've been away on holiday

I did dream you'd disappear

You keep us on a leash we can't conceive

But still must adhere to

[Verse 2]

The natives are whipping each other

Over which god they prefer

I wish you'd do us all a favor

And just defer

Since you've been away on holiday

We don't know which god is which

And since you've been on holiday

It's getting harder to give a shit

So if you stayed away on holiday

We could get on with this

I mean, we could evolve like this

If you'd just call it quits

[Verse 3]

Since you've been away on holiday

We've stomached your archaic rule

And since you've been away on holiday

We've hosted some wars over you

So stay away on holiday, my friend

We don't need your services

Your excuses, your mysterious ways

[Bridge]

Mysterious ways

Your mysterious ways

Your mysterious ways

What a mysterious way to behave

What a mysterious way to just go away

[Outro]

Lord, let us go

Lord let us go

Lord, let us go

Lord let us go

Lord, let us go

Lord let us go

Lord, let us go

Lord let us go

Lord, let us go

Lord let us go

Lord, let us go

Lord let us go

Lord, let us go

Lord let us go

Lord, let us go

Lord let us go

Oh, let me go

Let me go