Warren wanted a Beach Boys thing for this one, and Carl Wilson and Billy Hinsche came in, with Carl arranging the vocal parts. The other harmony vocalists (credited as the "Gentlemen Boys") were Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Zevon's longtime backers Waddy Wachtel and Jorge Calderon, and Linda Rondstadt/Stone Poneys guitarist Kenny Edwards.
Holy water on the brain and I'm losin' sleep
Holy Bible on the night stand next to me
As I'm raped by another monkey circus freak
Tryin' to take my indigence away from me, from me yeah
Holy water is rustin' me, yeah
Holy water is rustin' me, is rustin' me, rustin' me
Bloody murder is the best I've heard her scream
Holy devil in the flesh some might believe
And they take thine majesty so seriously
'Cause it's the big lies more likely to be believed, believed
Yeah, holy water is rustin' me
Yeah, holy water is rustin' me, is rustin' me
Rustin' me, yeah
Damn the water if its life, you want to drink
Mind your mother if it makes you feel at ease
As you're raped by another monkey circus freak
'Cause its the big lies are more likely to be believed, believed
Yeah, holy water is rustin' me
Yeah, holy water is rustin' me
Yeah, holy water is rustin' me, is rustin' me
Rustin' me
Rustin' me
Rustin' me, yeah
Rustin' me
Holy Bible on the night stand next to me
As I'm raped by another monkey circus freak
Tryin' to take my indigence away from me, from me yeah
Holy water is rustin' me, yeah
Holy water is rustin' me, is rustin' me, rustin' me
Bloody murder is the best I've heard her scream
Holy devil in the flesh some might believe
And they take thine majesty so seriously
'Cause it's the big lies more likely to be believed, believed
Yeah, holy water is rustin' me
Yeah, holy water is rustin' me, is rustin' me
Rustin' me, yeah
Damn the water if its life, you want to drink
Mind your mother if it makes you feel at ease
As you're raped by another monkey circus freak
'Cause its the big lies are more likely to be believed, believed
Yeah, holy water is rustin' me
Yeah, holy water is rustin' me
Yeah, holy water is rustin' me, is rustin' me
Rustin' me
Rustin' me
Rustin' me, yeah
Rustin' me
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@thelizardking05 I think you're seriously onto something here. But does anyone really know if God really cares deeply about the whole sex thing that the Church says, fornication yada yada - without studying all major and minor religions via ancient literature? it's so easy to say this, because of how society is here on Earth - but will God actually punish us for these things? Are they THAT important to Him? I think there's a lot of questions about this and none of us actually ARE the one and only ancient God who created everything and is probably very difficult to understand as an entity - honestly -because he is unlike any of us mortal humans. No one can really say this except for God, although I'm sure if you read everything about every religion ever - maybe you might be able to discern the truth. I think there's a lot of question about this with people who feel spiritually connected but in disagreement with organized religion. Who really knows without hours of research. But there's a lot of question about this, Ithink.