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Hand of God (Demo) Lyrics
In the hand of God there's a cattle prod
That keeps shocking us along
'Til we're flung from roofs without parachutes
To fill the patches on his lawn
There's an iron gate where patrolmen wait
To keep the chosen people safe
From the infidels and their terror cells
Rebels blessed with God's good grace
There's a shining half jewel that's shattered glass
Hemmed in with barbed wire
You can skin your feet but you can't climb free
Oh hallelujah, higher and higher
All your fox-hole prayers full of fear you share
With a bored and distant son
While you held your will, killing time until
Answers came from anyone
You curse their Lord for all he ignored
In his flawed and vengeful plan
Cut yourself some slack against a deck so stacked
I mean come on now, you're just one man
Maybe after all when your conscience calls
You might prove the missing link
And all that white hot air you sprayed around out there
Might have meant more than you think
So when you breathe, breathe deep, breathe in greedily
Like you might never breathe again
Tell yourself the truth so all that work you do
Won't be worthless in the end
That keeps shocking us along
'Til we're flung from roofs without parachutes
To fill the patches on his lawn
To keep the chosen people safe
From the infidels and their terror cells
Rebels blessed with God's good grace
Hemmed in with barbed wire
You can skin your feet but you can't climb free
Oh hallelujah, higher and higher
With a bored and distant son
While you held your will, killing time until
Answers came from anyone
In his flawed and vengeful plan
Cut yourself some slack against a deck so stacked
I mean come on now, you're just one man
You might prove the missing link
And all that white hot air you sprayed around out there
Might have meant more than you think
Like you might never breathe again
Tell yourself the truth so all that work you do
Won't be worthless in the end
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"So when you breathe, breathe deep, breathe in GREEDILY"
That's the only error I noticed... It's such a great song. I saw him live and solo acoustic. He was amazing. I've seen him 4 or 5 times now. His vinyl is great too.
Oh hey thanks - there's definitely a couple of words in here that I'm iffy about, so that helps.
Oh hey thanks - there's definitely a couple of words in here that I'm iffy about, so that helps.
Besides that, the line "cut yourself some slack against a deck so stacked, I mean come on now, you're just one man" might be one of my favourite lines ever.
Besides that, the line "cut yourself some slack against a deck so stacked, I mean come on now, you're just one man" might be one of my favourite lines ever.
after listening to the new album; this was one of the ones i adored the most.
I always hear "Oh hallelujah, higher and higher" rather than "...hot and hard."
and "prove the missing link"
hahaha oh, I'm sorry I should have put this all in one, but oh well... "Might have meant more than you think." I'm actually listening to the album version, i guess i lost the demo, i don't remember if it's any different. so, ignore these if that's the case :)