The Pimp and The Priest Lyrics
pounce on quickened cats' feet
for the freshest young blood,
innocence for the feast
the book will then brew
what the sinful commit
while the pimp and priest
prey quietly
where the precious sinners sit.
In the chapel or brothel
where we suffocate stress
We've got the time
if you've got the scratch
(We'll conquer your sins while she screams on her back)
How the sins remain hostage.
Harder, I can't breathe
are already equipped
with an enigmatic frontage
posts "we welcome walk-ins"
so we corner our pace
and make quick for the door
to be pardoned and passed
from the bed to the floor.
In the chapel or brothel
where we suffocate stress
We've got the time
if you've got the scratch
(We'll conquer your sins while she screams on her back)
How the sins remain hostage.
Harder, I can't breathe
sing softly, sing me to the lake
How the sins remain hostage.
Harder, I can't breathe
These are the correct lyrics, literally from the booklet that came with the EP. The only ambiguity is how to format them the best, and there were a FEW typos in the insert (e.g., "Burn it too the ground"). Anyway, here you go:
The pimp and the priest pounce on quickened cats' feet for the freshest young blood, innocence for the feast the book will then brew what the sinful commit while the pimp and priest prey quietly where the precious sinners sit.
Confess. Oh! Confess... In the chapel or brothel where we suffocate stress We've got the time if you've got the scratch (We'll conquer your sins while she screams on her back)
Faster, save me! How the sins remain hostage. Harder, I can't breathe
Now the priest and the pimp are already equipped with an enigmatic frontage posts "we welcome walk-ins" so we corner our pace and make quick for the door to be pardoned and passed from the bed to the floor.
Confess. Oh! Confess... In the chapel or brothel where we suffocate stress We've got the time if you've got the scratch (We'll conquer your sins while she screams on her back)
Take me to the river
Faster, save me! How the sins remain hostage. Harder, I can't breathe
Sing softly, bring me to the lake sing softly, sing me to the lake
Faster, save me! How the sins remain hostage. Harder, I can't breathe
@MerelyAPseudonym "We'll cure your sins while you scream on your back"
@MerelyAPseudonym "We'll cure your sins while you scream on your back"
thats why i said they let him go... when youre let go from a job you didn't quit you were fired. regaurdless it worked out for the best for casey.
i've talked to casey a few times so next time ill ask him what the lyric is.. but...guy above me, that is way the hell off. it's "something your sins while she screams on her back." she's a prostitute, not a dirty human guitar. though, that might be a sweet metaphor.
You're right, BUT my last paragraph was very relevant and witty.
Maybe conquer your sins...I dunno, I can't put my eardrum any closer to this speaker.
it's CONQUER your sins while she screams on her back
conquer* oh shit i need a spelling lesson
"Fester(?), save me! (I’ve since remained hostage[?]) Harder(?) I can’t breath!"
it's Faster, not fester.
Also, great song, great band.
Pastor save me! My sins remain hostage
Pastor save me! My sins remain hostage
... makes more sense in the context, but I have to concede it sounds more like (faster) and (i've)
... makes more sense in the context, but I have to concede it sounds more like (faster) and (i've)
Makes sense, I'll edit it. Any other suggestions?
I adore the last line like no other.
"Confessal confess" is actually "Confess, oh, confess"
Grrrreat fucking song!
i'm pretty sure confessal isn't even a word..
this songs about the woman's occupation and the aick shit she has to go through to provide for the boy.
the woman wants to go to the river because the river represents life and she wishes that she could be "reborn".. or purified at least.
The river is The River Styx (well, not exactly). It's the same river in which she contemplated suicide in after the loss of her love.
The river is The River Styx (well, not exactly). It's the same river in which she contemplated suicide in after the loss of her love.