Lyric discussion by offhand 

Cover art for Bound For Hell lyrics by Love and Rockets

sounds like he sings 'Churchman Atheist Baptist Jew' instead of 'The churchman in his battered suit'.

This makes more sense as the previous line is 'The passengers were a mixed up crew'.

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also the line 'You'll sizzle and burn from' ends with 'from rind to core'