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2002
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Published on Bandcamp on March 16, 2022
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god part iii
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Don't believe in Beatles, I don't believe in rock
I don't believe in the cutting edge, that's just journalist talk
I don't believe in the cover story or the gospel chart
You can easily hit number one with a bullet but totally miss the heart
Oh I, yeah I believe in God
I don't believe in politics while the masses stay unfed
Till the leaders change priorities and supply the poor with bread
Don't believe in the revolution or the empty words of peace
You can tear all of the governments down, you still won't find release
But I, oh I believe in God
I believe in God
I don't believe the papacy when fallible lies are told
If they really want to help the poor they should sell some of their gold
And I don't believe the Aryans are the master race
If you think that Jesus is white you'd be surprised to see his face
But I, oh I believe in God
I believe in God
Don't believe in Esperanto or the dreams of Babylon
If we all spoke the same language, long ago we would'a built the bomb
And I don't believe in money, the way lives are bought and sold
And when the world is ended bankrupt I'm gonna walk the streets of gold
No I don't believe in evolution, I was born to be free
Ain't gonna let no anthropologist make a monkey out of me
And I don't believe the devil, I ain't gonna be his slave
And when I'm finished dying I'm a gonna bust out of my grave
Oh I, yeah I
Oh I, I and I
Oh I, oh I believe in God
I believe in God
I believe in God
I believe in God
Don't believe in Beatles, I don't believe in rock
I don't believe in the cutting edge, that's just journalist talk
I don't believe in the cover story or the gospel chart
You can easily hit number one with a bullet but totally miss the heart
Oh I, yeah I believe in God
I don't believe in politics while the masses stay unfed
Till the leaders change priorities and supply the poor with bread
Don't believe in the revolution or the empty words of peace
You can tear all of the governments down, you still won't find release
But I, oh I believe in God
I believe in God
I don't believe the papacy when fallible lies are told
If they really want to help the poor they should sell some of their gold
And I don't believe the Aryans are the master race
If you think that Jesus is white you'd be surprised to see his face
But I, oh I believe in God
I believe in God
Don't believe in Esperanto or the dreams of Babylon
If we all spoke the same language, long ago we would'a built the bomb
And I don't believe in money, the way lives are bought and sold
And when the world is ended bankrupt I'm gonna walk the streets of gold
No I don't believe in evolution, I was born to be free
Ain't gonna let no anthropologist make a monkey out of me
And I don't believe the devil, I ain't gonna be his slave
And when I'm finished dying I'm a gonna bust out of my grave
Oh I, yeah I
Oh I, I and I
Oh I, oh I believe in God
I believe in God
I believe in God
I believe in God
i want it all
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I wanna weep in the moonlight
I wanna sleep in the rain
I wanna walk on the line between pleasure and pain
I'm gonna follow the vision
And lie among Yorick's sweet bones
I'm gonna rattle the ground where they sit on the thrones
My battle's begun
I've got no army at all
I'm not gonna run
So why waste time learning to crawl
I want it all
Yeah I want it all
With my head in my hands I heard my father call
And I want it all
Sanity tries to escape me
I'm dreaming of handsaws and hawks
I think I'll go crazy if I don't get out of this box
I'm breathing the pestilent vapors
I'm holding the world in a shell
I wanna see heaven, I've already lived here in hell
I'm walking on wind
I'm not gonna fall
From here where I stand
The world looks decidedly small
I want it all
Yeah I want it all
I can see everything when my back's to the wall
And I want it all
My head's in the sun
I'm a thousand feet tall
From here where I stand
The world looks decidedly small
I want it all
Oh yes I want it all
With my blood on the sword I heard destiny call
I want it all
I want it all
Oh yeah I want it all
With my hands in the sky I heard destiny call
I want it all
I wanna weep in the moonlight
I wanna sleep in the rain
I wanna walk on the line between pleasure and pain
I'm gonna follow the vision
And lie among Yorick's sweet bones
I'm gonna rattle the ground where they sit on the thrones
My battle's begun
I've got no army at all
I'm not gonna run
So why waste time learning to crawl
I want it all
Yeah I want it all
With my head in my hands I heard my father call
And I want it all
Sanity tries to escape me
I'm dreaming of handsaws and hawks
I think I'll go crazy if I don't get out of this box
I'm breathing the pestilent vapors
I'm holding the world in a shell
I wanna see heaven, I've already lived here in hell
I'm walking on wind
I'm not gonna fall
From here where I stand
The world looks decidedly small
I want it all
Yeah I want it all
I can see everything when my back's to the wall
And I want it all
My head's in the sun
I'm a thousand feet tall
From here where I stand
The world looks decidedly small
I want it all
Oh yes I want it all
With my blood on the sword I heard destiny call
I want it all
I want it all
Oh yeah I want it all
With my hands in the sky I heard destiny call
I want it all
father of all
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When I'm tired from the journey and the road seems long
And I fear that I'm losing my way
Let my heart keep turning toward your love so strong
Help me walk from the darkness into day
Hey hey, I stop and pray
Father of love
Saviour of love
Spirit of love I give my love to thee
Father of all
Saviour of all
Spirit of all
I give my all to thee
When I'm filled with sorrow, burdened with shame
And my soul is stricken with regret
Let me walk toward tomorrow singing praises to your name
Let me not your true love to forget
Oh Lord, but you ain't finished with me yet
Father of love
Saviour of love
Spirit of love
I give my love to thee
Father of all
Saviour of all
Spirit of all
I give my all to thee
Father you give me everything
Father you make my spirit sing
I get up in the morning and I start my day
But first I gotta stop and say
When I'm tired from the journey and the road seems long
And I fear that I'm losing my way
Let my heart keep turning toward your love so strong
Help me walk from this darkness into day
Ah ha I say lord
Father of love
Saviour of love
Spirit of love
I give my love to thee
Father of all
Saviour of all
Spirit of all
I give my all to thee
Father of love
Saviour of love
Spirit of love
I give my love to thee
Father of all
Saviour of all
Spirit of all
I give my all to thee
When I'm tired from the journey and the road seems long
And I fear that I'm losing my way
Let my heart keep turning toward your love so strong
Help me walk from the darkness into day
Hey hey, I stop and pray
Father of love
Saviour of love
Spirit of love I give my love to thee
Father of all
Saviour of all
Spirit of all
I give my all to thee
When I'm filled with sorrow, burdened with shame
And my soul is stricken with regret
Let me walk toward tomorrow singing praises to your name
Let me not your true love to forget
Oh Lord, but you ain't finished with me yet
Father of love
Saviour of love
Spirit of love
I give my love to thee
Father of all
Saviour of all
Spirit of all
I give my all to thee
Father you give me everything
Father you make my spirit sing
I get up in the morning and I start my day
But first I gotta stop and say
When I'm tired from the journey and the road seems long
And I fear that I'm losing my way
Let my heart keep turning toward your love so strong
Help me walk from this darkness into day
Ah ha I say lord
Father of love
Saviour of love
Spirit of love
I give my love to thee
Father of all
Saviour of all
Spirit of all
I give my all to thee
Father of love
Saviour of love
Spirit of love
I give my love to thee
Father of all
Saviour of all
Spirit of all
I give my all to thee
turn
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From my bedroom window I can see someone's torn a huge hole in the sky
The sun's violet rays shining down on the place where the chemical rivers run dry
There's a rain falling down but it’s blistered the ground outside my back door
It flows out to a sea where the fish once swam free near the petroleum shores
The world is spinning faster while we're dancing with disaster
Will this generation last or will we burn
When will we learn
We've got to turn, turn
Turn before the closing door is locked for good
In my rear view mirror I can see where the forest has started to bleed
Earth stripped of its skin, raped by men on a whim, fuelled by corporate greed
In their haste to make waste they've moved south to a place where they can cut down the trees
When the trees are all gone they'll float on like a leaf held aloft by El Nino's warm breeze
The world is spinning faster while we're dancing with disaster
Will this generation last or will we burn
When will we learn
We've got to turn, turn
Turn before the closing door is locked for good
We're burning bridges we cannot rebuild
Across all the dump sites we've already filled
How can we live on a planet we've killed
The world is spinning faster while we're dancing with disaster
Will this generation last or will we burn
When will we learn
We've got to turn
Turn [x5]
Turn before the closing door is locked for good
Turn, turn, turn before the closing door is locked for good
Turn, turn, turn, turn, turn, turn
From my bedroom window I can see someone's torn a huge hole in the sky
The sun's violet rays shining down on the place where the chemical rivers run dry
There's a rain falling down but it’s blistered the ground outside my back door
It flows out to a sea where the fish once swam free near the petroleum shores
The world is spinning faster while we're dancing with disaster
Will this generation last or will we burn
When will we learn
We've got to turn, turn
Turn before the closing door is locked for good
In my rear view mirror I can see where the forest has started to bleed
Earth stripped of its skin, raped by men on a whim, fuelled by corporate greed
In their haste to make waste they've moved south to a place where they can cut down the trees
When the trees are all gone they'll float on like a leaf held aloft by El Nino's warm breeze
The world is spinning faster while we're dancing with disaster
Will this generation last or will we burn
When will we learn
We've got to turn, turn
Turn before the closing door is locked for good
We're burning bridges we cannot rebuild
Across all the dump sites we've already filled
How can we live on a planet we've killed
The world is spinning faster while we're dancing with disaster
Will this generation last or will we burn
When will we learn
We've got to turn
Turn [x5]
Turn before the closing door is locked for good
Turn, turn, turn before the closing door is locked for good
Turn, turn, turn, turn, turn, turn
step into the madness
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Hold it hold it
Listen [Spoken]
Step into the madness of a million city streets
Where dealers sell white powder and children stand and bleed
Where local gangs are vicious and cops are so impure
That schoolboys carry uzis so they'll feel secure
Where fathers rape their daughters and beat up on their sons
Until the mother tries to stop him and goes and buys a gun
Where the local church is closed except a couple times a week
And turns its face from all the homeless in the street
Wo oh oh this is America (This is America)
Land of the free (This is America)
Everyone gets justice (This is America)
And liberty
If you got the money
Bankers and controllers make deals on foreign shores
And the CIA ships heroin to finance their secret wars
They sell the madmen weapons then send soldiers to their land
And in the name of God we battle for all the oil under the sand
This is America (This is America)
Land of the free (This is America)
Everyone gets justice
Everyone gets justice (This is America)
And liberty
If you got the money
Step into the madness
Guitar [Spoken]
Oh step into the madness as a thousand points of light
Illuminate the warheads for the final fight
Step into the madness, say your prayers and drink your tea
Get ready for a kinder, gentler world war three
This is America (This is America)
Land of the free (This is America)
Everyone (This is America)
Everyone gets justice
And liberty
If you got the money
This is America (This is America)
Land of the free yeah (This is America)
Everyone gets justice (This is America)
And there is liberty
If you've got the money
Step into the madness
Where are those wacky Peters Brothers when you need them [BACKWARDS MASKED]
Hold it hold it
Listen [Spoken]
Step into the madness of a million city streets
Where dealers sell white powder and children stand and bleed
Where local gangs are vicious and cops are so impure
That schoolboys carry uzis so they'll feel secure
Where fathers rape their daughters and beat up on their sons
Until the mother tries to stop him and goes and buys a gun
Where the local church is closed except a couple times a week
And turns its face from all the homeless in the street
Wo oh oh this is America (This is America)
Land of the free (This is America)
Everyone gets justice (This is America)
And liberty
If you got the money
Bankers and controllers make deals on foreign shores
And the CIA ships heroin to finance their secret wars
They sell the madmen weapons then send soldiers to their land
And in the name of God we battle for all the oil under the sand
This is America (This is America)
Land of the free (This is America)
Everyone gets justice
Everyone gets justice (This is America)
And liberty
If you got the money
Step into the madness
Guitar [Spoken]
Oh step into the madness as a thousand points of light
Illuminate the warheads for the final fight
Step into the madness, say your prayers and drink your tea
Get ready for a kinder, gentler world war three
This is America (This is America)
Land of the free (This is America)
Everyone (This is America)
Everyone gets justice
And liberty
If you got the money
This is America (This is America)
Land of the free yeah (This is America)
Everyone gets justice (This is America)
And there is liberty
If you've got the money
Step into the madness
Where are those wacky Peters Brothers when you need them [BACKWARDS MASKED]
rock the flock
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I'm gonna open my mouth
Say his name
Walk tall, walk proud
Not live in shame
I'm gonna tell everybody where I'm coming from
I'm gonna rock the flock till kingdom come
There's a world outside
And it's falling apart
If you love your brother
Open up your heart
If he needs some help you better give him some
You’ve gotta rock the flock till kingdom come
Jump and rave
Scream and yell
Kick it hard so they can hear you near the gates of hell
Don't hold back
Don't hide your light
Shake off your fear and get into the fight
When you're out on the street
Spread the word around
Tell the people you meet
To lay their burdens down
Sing your song, beat your drum
Rock the flock till kingdom come
Till kingdom come [x3]
Oh yeah
Rock the flock [x3]
Till kingdom come [x4]
Ah yeah
Rock the flock [x7]
Till kingdom come
I'm gonna open my mouth
Say his name
Walk tall, walk proud
Not live in shame
I'm gonna tell everybody where I'm coming from
I'm gonna rock the flock till kingdom come
There's a world outside
And it's falling apart
If you love your brother
Open up your heart
If he needs some help you better give him some
You’ve gotta rock the flock till kingdom come
Jump and rave
Scream and yell
Kick it hard so they can hear you near the gates of hell
Don't hold back
Don't hide your light
Shake off your fear and get into the fight
When you're out on the street
Spread the word around
Tell the people you meet
To lay their burdens down
Sing your song, beat your drum
Rock the flock till kingdom come
Till kingdom come [x3]
Oh yeah
Rock the flock [x3]
Till kingdom come [x4]
Ah yeah
Rock the flock [x7]
Till kingdom come
in the garden
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I love you and you love me
Oh how happy we could be
In the garden
Standing naked in the light
Walking slow in the cool of the night
In the garden
In the garden
But we were blind and much too young
We listened to the serpent's tongue
Love was singing without sound
We saw the light but turned around
In the garden
Separated when darkness fell
Our choice unlocked the gates of hell
Now the garden's dead and gone
And our suffering goes on and on and on
We were deceived by a dark device
We were so close to paradise
In the garden
Now we face the burning sun
And talk of what we should have done
In the garden
Before we touched that wretched tree
We had the chance to live so free
In the garden
But we were blind and much too young
We listened to the serpent's tongue
Deceived by a dark device
We've let go of paradise
When finally death gives us release
Then once again we'll be at peace
In the garden
In the garden [x4]
I love you and you love me
Oh how happy we could be
In the garden
Standing naked in the light
Walking slow in the cool of the night
In the garden
In the garden
But we were blind and much too young
We listened to the serpent's tongue
Love was singing without sound
We saw the light but turned around
In the garden
Separated when darkness fell
Our choice unlocked the gates of hell
Now the garden's dead and gone
And our suffering goes on and on and on
We were deceived by a dark device
We were so close to paradise
In the garden
Now we face the burning sun
And talk of what we should have done
In the garden
Before we touched that wretched tree
We had the chance to live so free
In the garden
But we were blind and much too young
We listened to the serpent's tongue
Deceived by a dark device
We've let go of paradise
When finally death gives us release
Then once again we'll be at peace
In the garden
In the garden [x4]
a dangerous place to be
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This is serious business [Spoken]
I saw you with your suitcase
And your guitar in your hand
And your blue suede shoes were pointing
Toward the promised land
Some men are ruined by failure
Some by their success
Some men are ruined by the wiles of a
Wicked woman in a low cut dress
Those heading for destruction are blind and they cannot see
And where they're gonna wake up is a dangerous place to be
Falling down the scarlet staircase
Comes Jubal's last band
They can't see the cross 'cause they're too busy listening
To the clapping of one hand
I'll be waiting in Armageddon
When the lawyers come around
I'll be praying for the strength of Samson
To pull the courtroom down
Don't let anybody tell you that your soul is already free
'Cause you'll die and where you'll wake up is a dangerous place to be
You will have to choose over and over
Or you'll sing the blues over and over
Are you gonna lose over and over
Or change the way you live
Like the chief of sinners among absolute beginners
Busy dying the daily death
Falling down in loneliness but I rose up in peacefulness
And now I'm living from breath to breath
Well I am only human
Everybody knows my sin
They bring it up in conversation
Again and again
I may have had a broken spirit
But I was trying to do my best
And the ones who refuse to forgive me should just stone me
So I can get some rest
You've gotta learn to believe what you cannot see
Or where you're gonna wake up is a dangerous place to be
Does he have to die over and over
Be crucified over and over
Will you live the lies over and over
Or change the way you live
Looking for direction, waiting for a sign
Standing still on the road I was on
I keep coming to the crossroads and sometimes there's no warning saying
This way to Babylon
I'm looking for a sign to follow and a road to travel on
Until I get a clear direction I'm stranded in Babylon [x2]
This is serious business [Spoken]
I saw you with your suitcase
And your guitar in your hand
And your blue suede shoes were pointing
Toward the promised land
Some men are ruined by failure
Some by their success
Some men are ruined by the wiles of a
Wicked woman in a low cut dress
Those heading for destruction are blind and they cannot see
And where they're gonna wake up is a dangerous place to be
Falling down the scarlet staircase
Comes Jubal's last band
They can't see the cross 'cause they're too busy listening
To the clapping of one hand
I'll be waiting in Armageddon
When the lawyers come around
I'll be praying for the strength of Samson
To pull the courtroom down
Don't let anybody tell you that your soul is already free
'Cause you'll die and where you'll wake up is a dangerous place to be
You will have to choose over and over
Or you'll sing the blues over and over
Are you gonna lose over and over
Or change the way you live
Like the chief of sinners among absolute beginners
Busy dying the daily death
Falling down in loneliness but I rose up in peacefulness
And now I'm living from breath to breath
Well I am only human
Everybody knows my sin
They bring it up in conversation
Again and again
I may have had a broken spirit
But I was trying to do my best
And the ones who refuse to forgive me should just stone me
So I can get some rest
You've gotta learn to believe what you cannot see
Or where you're gonna wake up is a dangerous place to be
Does he have to die over and over
Be crucified over and over
Will you live the lies over and over
Or change the way you live
Looking for direction, waiting for a sign
Standing still on the road I was on
I keep coming to the crossroads and sometimes there's no warning saying
This way to Babylon
I'm looking for a sign to follow and a road to travel on
Until I get a clear direction I'm stranded in Babylon [x2]
protect my child
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I've got no throne and no connections
I've always wanted it to be that way
You've got the power and the resurrection
I'm getting ready for the judgement day
Gentle Jesus, mercy mild
Heaven help me to protect my child
Protect my child
Set him free
Give him refuge
And liberty
Soften the pain
Stop the fear
We're all prisoners in this world
'Til you come back and let us out of here
He's growing up in a world divided
I never thought that it would be like this
Long ago before the stars collided
He had the love above, a goodnight kiss
Comets are falling and the night is wild
Mercy mercy, protect my child
Protect my child
And make him strong
Give him courage
To sing his song
Keep him in sight
Hold him near
We're all prisoners in this world
'Til you come back and take us out of here
Divine distraction, holy commotion
Sometimes the truth gets in your face
Instead of drowning in a fiery ocean
Get your feet up on a higher place
I'm living righteous 'til the dirt gets piled
And on my headstone say protect my child
Protect my child
Give him light
Give him strength
Oh to do what's right
Guide his steps
Make his vision clear
We're all prisoners in this world
'Til you come back and take us out of here-oh
Protect my child [x3]
I've got no throne and no connections
I've always wanted it to be that way
You've got the power and the resurrection
I'm getting ready for the judgement day
Gentle Jesus, mercy mild
Heaven help me to protect my child
Protect my child
Set him free
Give him refuge
And liberty
Soften the pain
Stop the fear
We're all prisoners in this world
'Til you come back and let us out of here
He's growing up in a world divided
I never thought that it would be like this
Long ago before the stars collided
He had the love above, a goodnight kiss
Comets are falling and the night is wild
Mercy mercy, protect my child
Protect my child
And make him strong
Give him courage
To sing his song
Keep him in sight
Hold him near
We're all prisoners in this world
'Til you come back and take us out of here
Divine distraction, holy commotion
Sometimes the truth gets in your face
Instead of drowning in a fiery ocean
Get your feet up on a higher place
I'm living righteous 'til the dirt gets piled
And on my headstone say protect my child
Protect my child
Give him light
Give him strength
Oh to do what's right
Guide his steps
Make his vision clear
We're all prisoners in this world
'Til you come back and take us out of here-oh
Protect my child [x3]
all the way home
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This life is hard and the road is long that leads me t'ward the light
Sometimes I trip and stumble in the night
My mind becomes so weary I just wanna lay down
But I got to keep on going till I reach the higher ground
Let this good life
Be the life I lead
Let my faith grow
Like a mustard seed
And let your love be
All the love I need
To carry me all the way home
I've had my share of trouble as I've tried to walk this path
Sometimes it's been so hard I've had to laugh
I've spent so many years in sorrow, much of my life in pain
But that's just the way it is, you get the sunshine and the rain
Let this good life
Be the life I lead
Let my faith grow
Like a mustard seed
And let your love be
All the love I need
To carry me all the way home
Hoping to learn, every wrong turn is a step t'ward the past
Going astray, losing my way, but I found it at last
Let this good life
Be the life I lead
Let my faith grow
Like a mustard seed
And let your love be
All the love I need
To carry me all the way home
And let this good life
Be the life I lead
Let my faith grow
Like a mustard seed
And let your love be
All the love I need
To carry me all the way home
To carry me all the way
Carry me all the way home
All the way home [x4]
This life is hard and the road is long that leads me t'ward the light
Sometimes I trip and stumble in the night
My mind becomes so weary I just wanna lay down
But I got to keep on going till I reach the higher ground
Let this good life
Be the life I lead
Let my faith grow
Like a mustard seed
And let your love be
All the love I need
To carry me all the way home
I've had my share of trouble as I've tried to walk this path
Sometimes it's been so hard I've had to laugh
I've spent so many years in sorrow, much of my life in pain
But that's just the way it is, you get the sunshine and the rain
Let this good life
Be the life I lead
Let my faith grow
Like a mustard seed
And let your love be
All the love I need
To carry me all the way home
Hoping to learn, every wrong turn is a step t'ward the past
Going astray, losing my way, but I found it at last
Let this good life
Be the life I lead
Let my faith grow
Like a mustard seed
And let your love be
All the love I need
To carry me all the way home
And let this good life
Be the life I lead
Let my faith grow
Like a mustard seed
And let your love be
All the love I need
To carry me all the way home
To carry me all the way
Carry me all the way home
All the way home [x4]
living in the 20th century
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Why are you here, what is this place
I bid you welcome to the human race
On this earthly plain ignorance reigns
From sea to shining sea
People in pain, poverty thrives
Deception touches everybody's lives
Why can't they see this is not the way
That it ought to be
So I keep praying for the starving poor
And I keep pointing toward the open door
And I keep dreaming of a distant shore
Where men are free
We're living in the twentieth century
Sitting in the lap of luxury
Seeing only what you wanna see
Living in the twentieth century
People are blind, don't comprehend
The enemy cannot be called a friend
He seeks to devour
Deceive and destroy the weak
We kill unborn children
Then cry save the whales
Let the poor criminals out of jail
They think evolution of the species
Will help man learn to turn the other cheek
So I keep praying for the starving poor
And I keep pointing toward the open door
And I keep dreaming of a distant shore
Where men are free
We're living in the twentieth century
Sitting in the lap of luxury
Seeing only what you wanna see
Living in the twentieth century
So I keep praying for the starving poor
And I keep pointing toward the open door
And I keep dreaming of a distant shore
Where men are free
We're living in the twentieth century
Sitting in the lap of luxury
Seeing only what you wanna see
Living in the twentieth century
Sitting in the lap of luxury
Being everything you wanna be
Living in the twentieth century
Why are you here, what is this place
I bid you welcome to the human race
On this earthly plain ignorance reigns
From sea to shining sea
People in pain, poverty thrives
Deception touches everybody's lives
Why can't they see this is not the way
That it ought to be
So I keep praying for the starving poor
And I keep pointing toward the open door
And I keep dreaming of a distant shore
Where men are free
We're living in the twentieth century
Sitting in the lap of luxury
Seeing only what you wanna see
Living in the twentieth century
People are blind, don't comprehend
The enemy cannot be called a friend
He seeks to devour
Deceive and destroy the weak
We kill unborn children
Then cry save the whales
Let the poor criminals out of jail
They think evolution of the species
Will help man learn to turn the other cheek
So I keep praying for the starving poor
And I keep pointing toward the open door
And I keep dreaming of a distant shore
Where men are free
We're living in the twentieth century
Sitting in the lap of luxury
Seeing only what you wanna see
Living in the twentieth century
So I keep praying for the starving poor
And I keep pointing toward the open door
And I keep dreaming of a distant shore
Where men are free
We're living in the twentieth century
Sitting in the lap of luxury
Seeing only what you wanna see
Living in the twentieth century
Sitting in the lap of luxury
Being everything you wanna be
Living in the twentieth century
feed the poor
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You gotta feed the poor
They're dying every day
If your momma asks you if you fed the poor
What are you gonna say
You gotta feed the poor
You must obey
If your pappa asks you if you fed the poor
What are you gonna say
There's a little boy lying on the ground
Too weak to lift his head up, too sick to make a sound
There's a little baby girl with her eyes shut tight
Her body burns with fever, there is no food tonight
You gotta feed the poor
You must obey
If the angels ask if you fed the poor
What would you say
You gotta feed the poor
They're dying every day
And when Jesus asks you if you fed the poor
What are you gonna say
They're cutting down the rain forest so they can feed the cows
Fast food corporations, they got no time for ploughs
The wet lands and the swamp land are being drained away
The animals and bird life, they have no place to stay
Insidious conglomerates deny that they're involved
Offshore phoney shell fronts make it hard to solve
With a thousand miles of paper trails winding round and round
While you subpoena affidavits another million trees comes down
Inner city children go to school without a meal
They study this great land of ours, it must seem so unreal
In Haiti and in Africa and in your small town too
There's children starving everywhere and they are watching you
You gotta feed the poor
You gotta feed the poor
Gotta feed the poor
Feed the poor
You gotta feed the poor
They're dying every day
If your momma asks you if you fed the poor
What are you gonna say
You gotta feed the poor
You must obey
If your pappa asks you if you fed the poor
What are you gonna say
There's a little boy lying on the ground
Too weak to lift his head up, too sick to make a sound
There's a little baby girl with her eyes shut tight
Her body burns with fever, there is no food tonight
You gotta feed the poor
You must obey
If the angels ask if you fed the poor
What would you say
You gotta feed the poor
They're dying every day
And when Jesus asks you if you fed the poor
What are you gonna say
They're cutting down the rain forest so they can feed the cows
Fast food corporations, they got no time for ploughs
The wet lands and the swamp land are being drained away
The animals and bird life, they have no place to stay
Insidious conglomerates deny that they're involved
Offshore phoney shell fronts make it hard to solve
With a thousand miles of paper trails winding round and round
While you subpoena affidavits another million trees comes down
Inner city children go to school without a meal
They study this great land of ours, it must seem so unreal
In Haiti and in Africa and in your small town too
There's children starving everywhere and they are watching you
You gotta feed the poor
You gotta feed the poor
Gotta feed the poor
Feed the poor
i will survive
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I've had a life of pain and sorrow but I will still be here tomorrow
I will survive, I will survive
Illusion shines like diamonds glistening, my father's watching, he is listening
I will survive, I will survive
When the children are hungry I weep for them
I wanna hold them tight
When the shadows grow longer and the cold moves in
I turn up my collar and walk into the night
Come to me my little boy, you have given me life's greatest joy
I will survive, I will survive
This road before us winds beyond the glade, some fall dancing in the slow parade
I will survive, I will survive
As the seasons go by in my father's world
My eyes grow dim
I will trust not in the things I see
But bow my heart and lift my hands to him
Temptation beckons or befalls me, fear and indecision stalls me
I will survive, I will survive
If you see me walking slowly
Like a man who's blind
If you speak and I do not look up
Then you must forgive me but I've got heaven on my mind
And though my days ahead are numbered, my life is rich I have not slumbered
I will survive, I will survive
Some hearts are pierced by love long lost, let my heart be pierc-ed by the cross
I will survive, I will survive
I will survive
I'm gonna survive
I wanna be free
Mmm I wanna be free
Friends may come and friends may go
But enemies stay for the late show
I will survive
I will survive
Friendships fail and love's elusive
Life goes quickly, time's abusive
I will survive
I will survive
I've had a life of pain and sorrow but I will still be here tomorrow
I will survive, I will survive
Illusion shines like diamonds glistening, my father's watching, he is listening
I will survive, I will survive
When the children are hungry I weep for them
I wanna hold them tight
When the shadows grow longer and the cold moves in
I turn up my collar and walk into the night
Come to me my little boy, you have given me life's greatest joy
I will survive, I will survive
This road before us winds beyond the glade, some fall dancing in the slow parade
I will survive, I will survive
As the seasons go by in my father's world
My eyes grow dim
I will trust not in the things I see
But bow my heart and lift my hands to him
Temptation beckons or befalls me, fear and indecision stalls me
I will survive, I will survive
If you see me walking slowly
Like a man who's blind
If you speak and I do not look up
Then you must forgive me but I've got heaven on my mind
And though my days ahead are numbered, my life is rich I have not slumbered
I will survive, I will survive
Some hearts are pierced by love long lost, let my heart be pierc-ed by the cross
I will survive, I will survive
I will survive
I'm gonna survive
I wanna be free
Mmm I wanna be free
Friends may come and friends may go
But enemies stay for the late show
I will survive
I will survive
Friendships fail and love's elusive
Life goes quickly, time's abusive
I will survive
I will survive
let the rain fall down
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My woman left me, felt like she left me for another man
You know it came as some surprise, it wasn't in the plan
She never told me nothing was wrong, she didn't give me a clue
But one morning there was a knock on the door and I found out we were through
I saw my future fading and with the papers in my hand
I found myself transported into this desert land
My feet are burning, the hour is getting late
My journey is much too long and time will not wait
So heavenly father
Thou who all doth see
You let the rain fall on the good and the bad
So let the rain fall down on me
Oh let the rain fall, let it fall on me
Oh let the rain fall down on me
Life is complicated, very hard to live
I try to turn my cheek to everything my enemies give
I got a lot of compassion for the sinners and the slaves
I've got a message for those not in their graves
He will cover you with water and baptize your pain
If you let his power wash you clean and soothe your fevered brain
Oh heavenly father
Help me thine to be
You let the rain fall on the quick and the dead
So let the rain fall down on me
Let it fall
I didn't know you were my father
I thought you were the hanging judge
And when I came into your courtroom
I thought you'd hold a grudge
I thought I was a lowly servant
I didn't know I was your son
And I didn't know you had forgiveness
For anything I might have done
This world is crumbling, your kingdom is at hand
Give me the strength to live and help me to stand
There's gonna be a collision, the world is going fast
A mortgaged future meets a bankrupt past
A change is coming and people slumber in their bed
Storm clouds are bringing rain, the moon is turning red
Heavenly father
Thou who all doth see
You let the rain fall on the good and the bad
So let the rain fall on me
Dearest father
Help me thine to be
You know the rain falls on the quick and the dead
So let the rain fall down on me
Let the rain fall down on me
Let it fall on me
Let it fall on me
Let this good life be the life we lead
Let our faith grow like a mustard
My woman left me, felt like she left me for another man
You know it came as some surprise, it wasn't in the plan
She never told me nothing was wrong, she didn't give me a clue
But one morning there was a knock on the door and I found out we were through
I saw my future fading and with the papers in my hand
I found myself transported into this desert land
My feet are burning, the hour is getting late
My journey is much too long and time will not wait
So heavenly father
Thou who all doth see
You let the rain fall on the good and the bad
So let the rain fall down on me
Oh let the rain fall, let it fall on me
Oh let the rain fall down on me
Life is complicated, very hard to live
I try to turn my cheek to everything my enemies give
I got a lot of compassion for the sinners and the slaves
I've got a message for those not in their graves
He will cover you with water and baptize your pain
If you let his power wash you clean and soothe your fevered brain
Oh heavenly father
Help me thine to be
You let the rain fall on the quick and the dead
So let the rain fall down on me
Let it fall
I didn't know you were my father
I thought you were the hanging judge
And when I came into your courtroom
I thought you'd hold a grudge
I thought I was a lowly servant
I didn't know I was your son
And I didn't know you had forgiveness
For anything I might have done
This world is crumbling, your kingdom is at hand
Give me the strength to live and help me to stand
There's gonna be a collision, the world is going fast
A mortgaged future meets a bankrupt past
A change is coming and people slumber in their bed
Storm clouds are bringing rain, the moon is turning red
Heavenly father
Thou who all doth see
You let the rain fall on the good and the bad
So let the rain fall on me
Dearest father
Help me thine to be
You know the rain falls on the quick and the dead
So let the rain fall down on me
Let the rain fall down on me
Let it fall on me
Let it fall on me
Let this good life be the life we lead
Let our faith grow like a mustard
down to the water
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Take me down to the water
Past the burning tree
Put me under the water
Set me free
I was looking for love
On the streets of agony
I saw the sky above
And the sun was blowing through me
I'm coming back with a chance to rise
With a chance to rise again
The body covered with flies
It makes it easier going
Knowing that I'm gonna rise
I know a love like no other
I'm drowning on the shore
Sometimes we die for our brother
Hand on the heart, reach for the door
Reach for the door and rise again
Rise again
With a chance to rise again
Don't believe what they tell you
How could they possibly know
How their lies will compel you
And help you to grow
Help you to flow and come back
With a chance to rise again
Yeah
Take me down to the water
Past the burning tree
Put me under the water
Set me free
I was looking for love
On the streets of agony
I saw the sky above
And the sun was blowing through me
I'm coming back with a chance to rise
With a chance to rise again
The body covered with flies
It makes it easier going
Knowing that I'm gonna rise
I know a love like no other
I'm drowning on the shore
Sometimes we die for our brother
Hand on the heart, reach for the door
Reach for the door and rise again
Rise again
With a chance to rise again
Don't believe what they tell you
How could they possibly know
How their lies will compel you
And help you to grow
Help you to flow and come back
With a chance to rise again
Yeah
perfect world
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Turn off your television
There ain't nothing you'll be missing
Open up your eyes and look around
We're surrounded by corruption
A world of self destruction
No more lines between what's right and wrong
This is right where I belong
It's a perfect world
It's a perfect world
To be or not to be the place for me
Is right here, right now
Right here, right now
Right here, right now
I bite the hand that feeds me
Turn my back on those who need me
Right before I kick them when they're down
I have learned my lessons clearly
From a world that loves me dearly
Greed is good and selfishness is fun
Look out for number one
It's a perfect world
It's a perfect world
To be or not to be the place for me
Is right here, right now
Right here
Right now
It's a perfect world
It's a perfect world
To be or not to be the place for me
Is right here, right now
It's a perfect world
It's a perfect world
And all this hate in me has set me free
I'll pass it along
Turn off your television
There ain't nothing you'll be missing
Open up your eyes and look around
We're surrounded by corruption
A world of self destruction
No more lines between what's right and wrong
This is right where I belong
It's a perfect world
It's a perfect world
To be or not to be the place for me
Is right here, right now
Right here, right now
Right here, right now
I bite the hand that feeds me
Turn my back on those who need me
Right before I kick them when they're down
I have learned my lessons clearly
From a world that loves me dearly
Greed is good and selfishness is fun
Look out for number one
It's a perfect world
It's a perfect world
To be or not to be the place for me
Is right here, right now
Right here
Right now
It's a perfect world
It's a perfect world
To be or not to be the place for me
Is right here, right now
It's a perfect world
It's a perfect world
And all this hate in me has set me free
I'll pass it along
don't wanna be like you
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You're so creative
You should be kissed
Congratulations now you've made the critics list
You're selling tickets
Pretending that it's rough
To be an artist, hoping no one calls your bluff
Don't wanna be like you
Don't wanna be like you
Who's your designer
You look absurd
Sing like a dilettante, don't understand a word
So controversial
I've heard your songs
You spout philosophy but don't know left from wrong
Don't wanna be like you (Don't wanna be like you)
Don't wanna be like you (Don't wanna be like, don't wanna be like you)
Don't wanna be like you (Don't wanna be like you)
Don't wanna be like you (Don't wanna be like, don't wanna be like you)
Trapped in the spotlight
It tears you apart
Poor little rich kid
You're breaking my heart
You're so enlightened
But you don't care
From every magazine your dead eyes blankly stare
The student journalists
All glorify your name
You think you're hot, no you're not, you're chasing after fame
Don't wanna be like you (Don't wanna be like you)
Don't wanna be like you (Don't wanna be like, don't wanna be like you)
You're so creative
You should be kissed
Congratulations now you've made the critics list
You're selling tickets
Pretending that it's rough
To be an artist, hoping no one calls your bluff
Don't wanna be like you
Don't wanna be like you
Who's your designer
You look absurd
Sing like a dilettante, don't understand a word
So controversial
I've heard your songs
You spout philosophy but don't know left from wrong
Don't wanna be like you (Don't wanna be like you)
Don't wanna be like you (Don't wanna be like, don't wanna be like you)
Don't wanna be like you (Don't wanna be like you)
Don't wanna be like you (Don't wanna be like, don't wanna be like you)
Trapped in the spotlight
It tears you apart
Poor little rich kid
You're breaking my heart
You're so enlightened
But you don't care
From every magazine your dead eyes blankly stare
The student journalists
All glorify your name
You think you're hot, no you're not, you're chasing after fame
Don't wanna be like you (Don't wanna be like you)
Don't wanna be like you (Don't wanna be like, don't wanna be like you)
jesus is god
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You put the sword into his side
And left him hanging crucified
Defeated by the power of sin
You laughed out loud and walked away
Convinced the world was yours that day
Not knowing he would rise again
You tried your best to kill
His spirit with your will
It didn't work the way you thought
Jesus is God
Jesus is God
You come against us with a sword
But we're the children of the Lord
You'll lose the war before it's fought
You tried to steal the crown
You tried to pull us down
But with his blood we've all been bought
Jesus is God
Jesus is God
No repentance
No forgiveness
No escape to get you through
No salvation
Nothing you can do
Nothing you can do [x2]
Pride went before the fall
You planned to rule us all
What happened to your brilliant plot
Jesus is God
Jesus is God
Jesus is God
Nothing you can do
Jesus is God
Nothing you can do
Jesus is God
You put the sword into his side
And left him hanging crucified
Defeated by the power of sin
You laughed out loud and walked away
Convinced the world was yours that day
Not knowing he would rise again
You tried your best to kill
His spirit with your will
It didn't work the way you thought
Jesus is God
Jesus is God
You come against us with a sword
But we're the children of the Lord
You'll lose the war before it's fought
You tried to steal the crown
You tried to pull us down
But with his blood we've all been bought
Jesus is God
Jesus is God
No repentance
No forgiveness
No escape to get you through
No salvation
Nothing you can do
Nothing you can do [x2]
Pride went before the fall
You planned to rule us all
What happened to your brilliant plot
Jesus is God
Jesus is God
Jesus is God
Nothing you can do
Jesus is God
Nothing you can do
Jesus is God
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Solid Rock Records SRD-774 [Unknown year, probably after 2008, USA, CDR]
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God Part III - From Stranded In Babylon
I Want It All - Bonus track from the album Hi-Fi Demonstration Record by Wondergroove
Father Of All - From Tourniquet
Turn - From Tourniquet
Step Into The Madness - From Stranded In Babylon (US Remix)
Rock The Flock - From Tourniquet
In The Garden - From Copper Wires. Note that the fade out here is cut off, as on Copper Wires the final split second is after the track split
A Dangerous Place To Be - From Stranded In Babylon (US Remix)
Protect My Child - From Copper Wires (the second, better mastered version)
All The Way Home - From Stranded In Babylon (US Remix)
Living In The Twentieth Century - From White Blossoms From Black Roots
Feed The Poor - From Tourniquet
I Will Survive - From Stranded In Babylon (US Remix)
Let The Rain Fall Down - From The Sonrise Sampler. (Per Stranded In Babylon but with the second verse and chorus removed, and fading out two lines early)
Down To The Water - Bonus track from the album Hi-Fi Demonstration Record by Wondergroove
Perfect World, Don't Wanna Be Like You and Jesus Is God - Larry's brother Charles, Charles' wife (Kristin) Blix and Silver Sorensen formed the nucleus of the band Softcore, who later changed their name to Guards Of Metropolis. The final three songs on Collaborator are Softcore demos, with Larry replacing Blix's vocals (and altering some of the lyrics). Jesus Is God's original title is I Am A God
I Want It All and Down To The Water are songs that Charles wrote and recorded for / with the band The Merchants Of Venus, which he formed with Aslak Nygren of the Norwegian band Sister Rain, and whose only album was titled Wish Across The Land. In the meantime, a US band was formed also using the name Merchants Of Venus, so a US reworking of Wish Across The Land released through Larry's Solid Rock label was instead under the title Hi-Fi Demonstration Record and band name Wondergroove. Hi-Fi Demonstration Record contained two bonus tracks, featuring Larry singing the two tracks in question
I Want It All - Bonus track from the album Hi-Fi Demonstration Record by Wondergroove
Father Of All - From Tourniquet
Turn - From Tourniquet
Step Into The Madness - From Stranded In Babylon (US Remix)
Rock The Flock - From Tourniquet
In The Garden - From Copper Wires. Note that the fade out here is cut off, as on Copper Wires the final split second is after the track split
A Dangerous Place To Be - From Stranded In Babylon (US Remix)
Protect My Child - From Copper Wires (the second, better mastered version)
All The Way Home - From Stranded In Babylon (US Remix)
Living In The Twentieth Century - From White Blossoms From Black Roots
Feed The Poor - From Tourniquet
I Will Survive - From Stranded In Babylon (US Remix)
Let The Rain Fall Down - From The Sonrise Sampler. (Per Stranded In Babylon but with the second verse and chorus removed, and fading out two lines early)
Down To The Water - Bonus track from the album Hi-Fi Demonstration Record by Wondergroove
Perfect World, Don't Wanna Be Like You and Jesus Is God - Larry's brother Charles, Charles' wife (Kristin) Blix and Silver Sorensen formed the nucleus of the band Softcore, who later changed their name to Guards Of Metropolis. The final three songs on Collaborator are Softcore demos, with Larry replacing Blix's vocals (and altering some of the lyrics). Jesus Is God's original title is I Am A God
I Want It All and Down To The Water are songs that Charles wrote and recorded for / with the band The Merchants Of Venus, which he formed with Aslak Nygren of the Norwegian band Sister Rain, and whose only album was titled Wish Across The Land. In the meantime, a US band was formed also using the name Merchants Of Venus, so a US reworking of Wish Across The Land released through Larry's Solid Rock label was instead under the title Hi-Fi Demonstration Record and band name Wondergroove. Hi-Fi Demonstration Record contained two bonus tracks, featuring Larry singing the two tracks in question