Praise God who has many names
But the devil has many more
And with the love that my mother gave me
I'm gonna knock the devil to the floor
I'm gonna drop the devil to his knees
I'm gonna drop the devil to his knees

Beware the people who'll
try to convince you
That they know the answer
No matter the question
Be wary of those who believe in a neat little world
Because it's just fucking crazy
You know that it is

(chanting)

Walking along in this haze of confusion
Sometimes I can laugh
But sometimes it takes all of my strength
Just to find enough reason to take the next step
Step but I will, but I will 'till I do

(chanting)

Somebody's gonna change the world
Somebody's gonna change the world

Brother, sister, brothers, sisters, all
Brother, sister, brothers, sisters,
Praise God who has many names
But the devil has many more
And with the love that my mother gave me
I'm gonna drop the devil to the floor
I'm gonna drop the devil to his knees
I'm gonna drop the devil to his knees

Strange evolution
When people have come
To believe that we are
Its greatest illusion
When really we're just
A collection of cells
Overrating themselves
Hello God, I'm a avoiding the truth

(chanting)

I'm gonna drop the devil to his knees
I'm gonna drop the devil to his knees

(chanting)
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Lyrics submitted by mtfn22, edited by Mellow_Harsher

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    This song is AMAZING!!!!!!!!! I saw it live for the first time last weekend. He says on the Radio City dvd that it was inspired by when he went to Africa with his wife and kids and they visitied a tribe that I cannot pronounce very well. He talks about this in the "So Damn Lucky" documentary on the dvd. He explains that the songs they were singing we based on times before there were even words...which is probably where the ee hee-ing comes from. Actually on the documentary it shows him practicing the song and he didn't actually know the name of the song but thats what it says on the sheet music so I guess it stuck. He says he thinks the people of this tribe are actually "the most advanced people on the planet." I love dave.

    dmbislove41on August 26, 2007   Link

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