This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
and students the thing to remember about church and state is...
you gotta keep em seperated!!
don't try to pray in the classroom
you can't be spreading your faith
they trun our classroom into an athiest vacuum
while they're seperating church from state
they can't stand God so they took Him out
started back in 62 and look at us now
they warn that government and God just don't mix
you're gonna have to stop, have to stop, have to stop,have to stop, hey!
hey man, you talkin about your faith? take him out!
you got to keep em seperated!
hey! there's been a rise
in murder, rape, teenage pregnancies, and suicides
hey! come out and pray!
now it's sex, drugs, and violence
the american way
crumble the morals and the government fails
once God's ousted, it's a matter of fate
we're going down the same path as others before
everyone from sadam to the USSR
they never ever see til it's finally too late
you gotta find your own hope, find your own hope, find your own faith!
hey man is this what's left for me? where to now?
you gotta keep em motivated!
hey! when they all grow up to be criminals
you gotta keep em incarcerated!
hey! hope you don't mind
murder, rape, teenage pregnancies, and suicides
hey! come out and pray
one two three four
the moral is the same because it's happened before
go to second Chronicals and turn to the Lord
in 7 verse 14 He says
if My people pray
they're finally gonna know hope, finally know hope, finally know faith
hey man! there's nothing to believe
where to now?
you gotta keep em educated!
Hey! and the kids grow up to be
Animals
you gotta keep em all sedated!
hey! hope you don't mind
murder, rape, teenage pregnancies, and suicides
hey! come out and pray!
you gotta keep em seperated!!
don't try to pray in the classroom
you can't be spreading your faith
they trun our classroom into an athiest vacuum
while they're seperating church from state
they can't stand God so they took Him out
started back in 62 and look at us now
they warn that government and God just don't mix
you're gonna have to stop, have to stop, have to stop,have to stop, hey!
hey man, you talkin about your faith? take him out!
you got to keep em seperated!
hey! there's been a rise
in murder, rape, teenage pregnancies, and suicides
hey! come out and pray!
now it's sex, drugs, and violence
the american way
crumble the morals and the government fails
once God's ousted, it's a matter of fate
we're going down the same path as others before
everyone from sadam to the USSR
they never ever see til it's finally too late
you gotta find your own hope, find your own hope, find your own faith!
hey man is this what's left for me? where to now?
you gotta keep em motivated!
hey! when they all grow up to be criminals
you gotta keep em incarcerated!
hey! hope you don't mind
murder, rape, teenage pregnancies, and suicides
hey! come out and pray
one two three four
the moral is the same because it's happened before
go to second Chronicals and turn to the Lord
in 7 verse 14 He says
if My people pray
they're finally gonna know hope, finally know hope, finally know faith
hey man! there's nothing to believe
where to now?
you gotta keep em educated!
Hey! and the kids grow up to be
Animals
you gotta keep em all sedated!
hey! hope you don't mind
murder, rape, teenage pregnancies, and suicides
hey! come out and pray!
Lyrics submitted by samfrenzy15
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I'm not sure, believe the actual lyrics should be "Everyone from SODOM to the USSR". As in, the city God utterly destroyed for its immorality.