Even Less (Demo)

"But Jesus was crucified for doing nothing And God is worshiped for even less"

He seems to be suggesting that doing nothing can be a crime, but can also be the exact opposite. The ambiguity about the kids in the second verse looks as if the narrator is saying "you can't control everything, some things just ARE".

This version is better than the versions that appeared on the Stupid Dream and Recordings albums.

what album is this song off? cos i have like, 16 albums but not this version

This is a B-side off the Four Chords That Made a Million single.

I have this version of the demo;

A body is washed up on a Norfolk beach Where I used to build castles in the sticky heat A cyclone destroys an ancient site A killer strikes twice in one night

But Jesus was crucified for doing nothing And God is worshiped for even less

A choir boy is buried on the moor A nine-year-old is forced to be a whore Some kids are best left to fend for themselves And others are born to stack shelves

But Jesus was crucified for doing nothing And God is worshiped for even less

Sometimes I wander and forget myself I'm just escaping while I stack these shelves

But Jesus was crucified for doing nothing And God is worshiped for even less