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Moral
noun
a rule you live by even if no one's around
Moral
oh, adjective
having a soul to balance one's words and deeds
and living by one's creeds
which you, you're just simply greedy,
So don't talk to me about morality
you're as moral as hyena's in a playpen
and now I'm getting mad
all over again
Decency
noun
the skill at being kind to people who get you down
Decent
oh, adjective
being okay with different points of view and
generally having a clue
but you, you never do
So don't talk to me about decency,
you wouldn't know if it fucked you up the ass
and now I'm getting crass
but there you go
Don't talk to me of Christianity
you're as Christian as a bishop in a boys dorm
it screws me up to think that you're the norm
Who made you the word cop?
well, If I don't, the words are theirs and that's sick
you'll become like them if you don't stop
no, no, no you see, that's their whole trick
You need to think about what's real
well, you know how I feel
Don't talk to me about reality
because as it is the world is not all right
and if I could tend to my own garden
I'd be fine
noun
a rule you live by even if no one's around
Moral
oh, adjective
having a soul to balance one's words and deeds
and living by one's creeds
which you, you're just simply greedy,
you're as moral as hyena's in a playpen
and now I'm getting mad
all over again
noun
the skill at being kind to people who get you down
Decent
oh, adjective
being okay with different points of view and
generally having a clue
but you, you never do
you wouldn't know if it fucked you up the ass
and now I'm getting crass
but there you go
you're as Christian as a bishop in a boys dorm
it screws me up to think that you're the norm
well, If I don't, the words are theirs and that's sick
you'll become like them if you don't stop
no, no, no you see, that's their whole trick
well, you know how I feel
because as it is the world is not all right
and if I could tend to my own garden
I'd be fine
Song Info
Submitted by
man On Tv On Jun 25, 2004
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i'm pretty sure the line is "you're as Christian as a bishop in a boy's dorm". Regardless, this song rocks.
I have a sneaky suspicion that this song is aimed at bent coppers. I know it's difficult to read it between the lines at first, but the subtlety in lines like "So don't talk to me about decency, you wouldn't know if it fucked you up the ass" spell it out loud and clear.
This song is about Bush and his cronies, behaving like monsters yet having the gall to spin it (through Orwellian doublespeak) to their people and the world.