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In a cast iron cage
You couldn't help but stare like a creature
With the laws of a brothel
And the fireproof bones of a teacher
And your lingo coined
From the sacrament of a casino
On a government loan
With a guillotine in your libido

Who's gonna answer profanity prayers?
Who's gonna answer profanity prayers?

Well you know how it looks
When you pull all your books from the table
And you stare into space
Trying to discern what to say now
And you wait at the light
And watch for a sign that you're breathing
'Cause you can't just live on air
And float to the ceiling

Who's gonna answer profanity prayers?
Who's gonna answer profanity prayers?

Who's gonna answer profanity prayers?
Who's gonna answer profanity prayers?
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greynostalgia On Jul 13, 2008
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Cover art for Profanity Prayers lyrics by Beck

its preacher, not teacher

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Cover art for Profanity Prayers lyrics by Beck

quite nice song

Cover art for Profanity Prayers lyrics by Beck

Except the refrain, it really reminds me of Neil Young`s Mr. Soul.

Cover art for Profanity Prayers lyrics by Beck

i dont know if anyone else hears it but this song reminds me of bodysnatchers from radiohead.

Cover art for Profanity Prayers lyrics by Beck

How is this album so ill?

Cover art for Profanity Prayers lyrics by Beck

i love the little sound at the end of this song. :D

Cover art for Profanity Prayers lyrics by Beck

I gather, life is what you make of it. No matter what you make of it. It also makes me think that having faith is okay, just not blind faith because in the end you are the master of your own destiny.

Whether it be dirty or clean no one is going to answer your prayers so suck it up and make the best of it.

Cover art for Profanity Prayers lyrics by Beck

It indeed does remind me of Buffalo Springfields' '''Mr. Soul'' but the intro reminds of something else. Which is the Beatles' ''Back in the U.S.S.R.'' It's sort of a landing plane or something, and then the rhythm and drum beat. Very much alike.

 
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