The boy's got a head like an atom bomb
Hang him from a cross like the number one son
And he's been waiting so long
To get it on.

The boy's 15 but he's 16 gauge
Wants to break out from his Jesus cage
He's already torn out the last page
It's the "latest rage"

Violence for the people
They always eat the hand that bleeds
Violence for the people
Give the kids what they need

Kill your god, Kill your god
Kill your TV
The boy's purified by the quitter gods
Burning up his cross like a revelation

And his glass jaw opens
Like a puppet head
This is what you should fear
You are what you should fear


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Astonishing Panorama of the Endtimes Lyrics as written by Jeordie White Brian Hugh Warner

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    if you manage to get a copy of both the version off last tour on earth, and off the celebrity deathmatch soundtrack... you'll notice the CD version says "silence for the people" whereas the LTOE version says "violence for the people"

    happylittledemigodon October 15, 2002   Link

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