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Church Of Prosperity
05:14
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Born so poor had no shoes for my feet
Didn’t have a home and didn’t have much to eat
I was so low down I was looking to the floor for a buck Made friends with the devil and two of us run a muck
And the lord looked down and he spoke to me And I built a church and called it Prosperity
A televangelist was the calling for me
He told me my rewards would all rain down all tax free My fate is in his hands and I was born to serve
Taking money from the poor takes a certain kind of nerve
And the lord looked down and he spoke to me And I built a church and called it Prosperity
Got my own cable show and the people send their money right on in Lord will answer all your preys and clean up all your sin
We take Amex, Visa, bank trans - even take cash donations Fives and tens, twenties, fifties, hundreds - any denomination
And the lord looked down and he spoke to me And I built a church and called it Prosperity
Get down and your knees Let me hear all your pleas Let Jesus in your heart Give me your credit card
Get down and your knees Let me hear all your pleas Let Jesus in your heart Give me your credit card
Get down and your knees Let me hear all your pleas Let Jesus in your heart Give me your credit card
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There’s a storm – that’s’ coming It’s coming soon – soon for you There’s a storm – that’s’ coming
A full blood moon seals your doom
Yeah
You better heed my words
The dessert sands can’t hold it long The cleansing waters much too strong I feel its presence – a running through
There’s a storm – that’s’ coming It’s coming soon – soon for you There’s a storm – that’s’ coming
A full blood moon seals your doom
Knows your name Smells your fear Sees your face Almost here
The heavens groan under their weight Signalling your uncertain fate
Black clouds heading this old way
There are...
Rows of food shelves now all empty No lounger’s is this earth of plenty Did no one hear the prophets words
As the sky grows dark with migrating birds Crowds of people with nowhere to go Anger, frustration and resentment grow Swarms of locust devour the land
Widows and orphans with outstretched hands
Knows your name Smells your fear Sees your face Almost here
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One day a serpent bit my Pa The middle of a prayer
It was a rainy Sunday at our church And all the town was there
The serpent bit and killed my Pa So I took it straight outside
I smashed it’s devil head in And looked it in the eye
And said I am the snake preacher Now Pa’s church is mine
I am the snake preacher
You snakes better toe the line
Told Ma that I’d joined the lord She looked with doubt in her eyes She seen the darkness in my soul And seen through many lies
Sometimes I like to speak in tongues Sometimes I make shit up
The congregation loves all that They can never get enough
I am the snake preacher Praying and a healing
I am the snake preacher Lying and a stealing
A bad one since the day I’s born Stealing from the collection Spent it all on drink ‘n girls Avoiding police detection
Gambling and fornicating Getting thrown out of strip bars I ran up debts all over town
Til they repossessed my car
I am the snake preacher Philandering and lying’ I am the snake preacher Repenting and a crying’
The lord and me we’ve fallen out So I have to milk the snake
The devil started biting me They can always spot a fake
Some day I’ll meet my maker But before they hail me dead There’s a lot of sin left in me All rattling with my head
I am the snake preacher Praying and a healing
I am the snake preacher Lying and a stealing
I am the snake preacher Penniless and Bitten I’m the snake preacher
My end is not yet written
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Each Night
04:37
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Tonight I will crawl the walls Staying home and ignore the calls Made up my mind t’ clean my act
The body can’t cope and that’s the fact
Blurred faces drift in and out Flash backs that wail and shout Smashed glass sounds under feet Noises echo way on down the street
Each night as you crawl the walls Delude yourself ignoring my calls
You lack the strength cos it’s pleasure you seek When it comes to me, you’ll always be week
Seeking truth stare-at-my reflection What do see from my further inspection Dorian-Grey vision in front of me
But he’s the man I have always wanted to be
Each night I howl at the moon Each night I howl at the moon Each night I howl at the moon Each night I howl at the moon
Inch by inch and minute by minute When it comes to you there is no limit I think of you and I’m filled with fear Cos yours is the voice I long to hear
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Mr Pokerface
02:57
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They call me Mr Poker Face
If you re looking for clues you’ll find no trace Don’t need your name
I’m just here playing the game
Cards deal high The cards deal low
I’ll empty your wallet Like some card-sharp pro
My face it hides secrets kept deep inside
I hold my cards close to my chest
The charges didn’t stick when they made the arrest Your eyes can’t see the bad inside of me
Mr Pokerface
That what they shout Mr Pokerface
When I’m about Mr Pokerface
You’ll never ever know Mr Pokerface
What cards I’ll show
You wont read my face
There’s much too much at stake
You wont read my face
There’s much too much at stake
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The Devil Took My Girl
01:44
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The devil took my girl away Long before I could
He taught her words she shouldn’t say And dragged her name through mud She went and squared right up to him And say said I fear you not
For I will go where others won’t To me you’re no big shot
The devil came to fear my girl Because of things she done
She won’t back down or call it quits That ain’t her kind of fun
She beckoned him to her side And tore down him a strip
She told him things were going to change And then produced her whip
The devil came to serve my girl Like all of us in ways
We run around and do her bid And find new ways to praise
We’ve made some shrines that look like her They’re crude but serve us well
Life’s gotten so much simpler Now that I live in hell
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Dude Ranch
03:35
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The Dude Ranch welcomes all year round
We came from the cities we came from the towns We wear our scully shirts and wrangler jeans Drink whiskey shots and eat ribs and beans Spend some time with the couple next door
Hog tied and gagged and he called me his whore
Get along Get along Get along Get along
Chuck your keys in and take your chance Staying at the Dude Ranch
The wife had a liking for men in chaps And I liked watching all her acts
Best friend John wore a sissy dress
Liked his little dick slapped before the evening mess Papa’s coke and some ND
If we’d all done we’d be in bed before 3
Get along Get along Get along Get along
Chuck your keys in and take your chance Staying at the Dude Ranch
We ain’t been back since that awful night Lost our heads and then we took flight Police called and we denied it all
Cos one wanted to do a prison stint Nobody wanted to see their name in print Hey yeah
Get along Get along Get along Get along
My wife has a liking for men in chaps And I like watching all of her acts
Keys in we’re staying at the Dude Ranch
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The news is dark today The apocalypse nears
No reason to fear woe woe woe
I can hear them getting close Riders that are on their way
Bringing a judgement day woe woe woe
Come over and drink your juice I’ll join you soon
Come on and sing the tune woe woe woe
Everybody get your guns We’re in for a bumpy ride
There’s nothing good in this awful world And there’s no place left to hide
The cities will turn to dust
And the devil will shows his hand Heaven will embrace us all
When we get to the promised land
Possessions wont help you now You’ll have no need of them
They are the slavers of men woe woe woe
The lord will hear our prays When we approach the final leg
We’re sitting on a powder keg woe woe woe
My mood is dark today Nobody’s to blame
Everybody’s gonna pay woe woe woe
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Birds are singing in the street
Shards of thoughts lay around our feet Barman’s standing by the door There’s no welcome for us no more Everyone’s got a plan
Everyone’s got a plan Everyone’s got a plan
Til their face gets punched
Life lived wearing a permanent frown This one horse town has dragged me down Everyone’s got a plan
Everyone’s got a plan Everyone’s got a plan
Til their face gets punched
All the lights have dimmed All around this empty room
The Jukebox in the corner plays It’s last scratched tune
Everyone’s got a plan Everyone’s got a plan Everyone’s got a plan
Til their face gets punched
No one told me that this life would be so hard
Can you please tell me when good times are going to start
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10. |
Bad Before I Was Born
03:46
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I was bad before I was born
I ate my twin inside the womb When it came to one of us
It was only me, who left that tomb
In my town when pets went missing It took a while ‘fore folk guessed When the finger finally pointed
It was my pleasure to confess
I don’t know what I don’t I have never cast a vote
I prefer to stay firmly off the grid And as time transpires
I wade further in the mire
People will know the work that I did
Evil is just a way of saying He ain’t playing by the rules
See your frightened little faces Hypocrites all kinds of fools
Don’t regret the pain I caused Only things I’ve not yet done People lack a sense of purpose Mine was there since time began
I don’t know what I don’t I have never cast a vote
I prefer to stay firmly off the grid And as things transpires
I wade further into the mire
People will know the work that I did
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11. |
Pray For Me
02:50
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I’m gonna tell you my tale
Hear my words, hear them, hear my words About a man off the rails
Hear my words, hear them, hear my words And what it cost
Hear my words, hear them, hear my words And the people that I’ve lost
Hear my words, hear them, hear my words Sunk lower than the belly of a rattlesnake Hear my words, hear them, hear my word
You want to know some more
Bad luck blues, singing bad luck, bad luck blues This life left me poor
Bad luck blues, singing bad luck, bad luck blues And sometimes I sold
Bad luck blues, singing bad luck, bad luck blues So many dealers that I owe
Bad luck blues, singing bad luck, bad luck blues When the devil sings his song then I run along Bad luck blues, singing bad luck, bad luck blue
So that’s why I pray
Pray for me, pray for, pray for me Each and every day
Pray for me, pray for, pray for me Those car crash nights
Pray for me, pray for, pray for me And those coke-fuelled fights Pray for me, pray for, pray for me
But when the money comes in I’ll do it all again Pray for me, pray for, pray for me
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Frank From Blue Velvet Hastings, UK
A Hastings based band merging big film scores, jangling guitar riffs and dancing swing beats. Songs that paint vivid pictures of corruption, redemption and flawed individuals. Misfits, oddballs and broken toys.
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