You know we seek a meaning for existence,
Feed us with a message you have blessed.
Use our guilt to lower our resistance,
Teach us how redemption ends our quest.
Give us all the gift of absolution,
Bury hell beneath a prayer.
Bathe us all in god’s solution,
Teach us how to live on breathing air.
We’ll come out singing hallelujah,
Reach our hands up to the skies.
None of us wants to see through you,
Don’t want our faith dissolved by lies.
This ain’t no revolution
We’ve seen it all before.
Blind us with the fear of our pollution,
Our greed for sin defines your law.
Sing out your message from your towers,
Only the deaf escape your call.
Inject yourself with holy powers,
Line us up to watch the faithless fall.
Tell us our reward will be heaven,
Death means an eternity of bliss.
We’ll leave you with all of our possessions,
Believe you when you say that we’ll be missed.
We’ll come out singing hallelujah,
Reach our hands up to the skies.
None of us wants to see through you,
Don’t want our faith dissolved by lies.
This ain’t no revolution
We’ve seen it all before.
Build for us a spiritual communion,
By sending us believers off to war.
credits
from Remembrance Day,
track released April 6, 2019
Written by: Paul Connelly.
Produced by Jack Watson at Jack In The Box Studios.
Vocals: Paul Connelly.
Backing Vocals: Penny Fazackerley and Paul Connelly.
Acoustic Guitar: Paul Connelly.
Lead Guitar: David Mason and Jack Watson.
Bass: Cam Websdale.
Drums: Kamil Bartnik.
"Kyss Kyss" is one of the best tracks i have stumbled across in the last few years. With a memorable riff, rhythmical punch and lyrics that are both fresh and occasionally hilarious, this is a peach. Paul Connelly
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