Mark David Chapman Lyrics

We pierced the side of the idol
With the sharpened neck of an electric guitar
Bottled the water from the wound
Holy relic- the essence of star
But what does she care, it's just another blank stare
To a world that loves and hates you on a dare
Where the orphans ask the widows the meaning of 'fair'
So let this be a drink to quench this uncontrollable thirst
Tie the belt a notch tighter around anxious hearts set to burst
And when this once at least gilded cage has been
Stripped bare of flesh cold and numb
What have you done, Mark David Chapman?

Let all the desperate hours of boredom
Lead you to some meaning of truth
Bumps and bruises and notebooks for heaven's jury as proof
The emotions were shrink wrapped, sold as scraps
Choose any scene from the vending machine
Somewhere lost in the night, a satellite transmitted dream
Industrial revolutions of the soul interchangeable hearts it's manufacturing
If we wear out each other it's o.k., just go buy another
So let this be a drink to calm the shaking hands that you've found
Let this be release, forever unwound.
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66exeter On Dec 28, 2001
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About John Lennon's Death or his killer???

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i love this song and band. they are a local band and its cool to live where they live. this song is great. i always listen to it. the cd madonna is so gnarly

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some kid i know who listens to the misfits said he hated this band because they had a cool name but wasted it by "not singing about death". man that kid's an idiot. on a different note, these guys are fucking awesome. and this song has sex with my musical tastes. and you will know them by the trail of nodding heads.

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this song is about the pervasive power of music, rock especially. every line is a testament to the sheer beauty of rock. the line "what have you done, Mark David Chapman?" is obviously referencing the assassination of Lennon, and symbolically characterizing it as a tragedy of rock n' roll. keely is very poetic and subversive throughout the song, but the connections to music creating such a catharsis in people is clear.

"So let this be a drink to calm the shaking hands that you've found. Let this be release, forever unwound."

@intrepidtraveler Hate to break it to you, but this is not a Conrad Keely song but rather a Neil Busch song, his first as a member of the group actually.

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mm. this song has great meaning considering how much music is such a big impact on many peoples lives. tod rocks.

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madonna=perfection

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i LOVE this song.

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"some kid i know who listens to the misfits said he hated this band because they had a cool name but wasted it by "not singing about death"."

but they do sing about death

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"keely is very poetic and subversive throughout the song, but the connections to music creating such a catharsis in people is clear"

correction my dear, neil is the one who sings this song.

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Chapman was another lost soul mesmerized by the satellite transmitted dream of rock stardom. In killing Lennon, his obsession was consummated, but his part in helping to erect a legacy can't be denied.

Mark David Chapman deified John Lennon.

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