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daevid allen - the pope lyrics

[verse 1]
the pope is on the balcony, the priesthood is in flames
they don’t believe in god, they don’t believe in corporate shame
in the name of the hierarchy of old men with no soul
they lose their grip with tremblin’ fingers, try to keep control
but below the papal balcony, his flock don’t give a d+mn
they’ve made their life investment in this graven image scam
while the crowd is not for turning, despite the shocks and stares
poor jesus keeps on bleeding those religious stocks and shares

[verse 2]
so the spin doctors work overtime, talk up the catholic brand
no women priests, no g+y priests, does the devil show his hand?
the punishments terrestrial while god, he winks and sighs
their spiritual satisfaction in commercial enterprise
the god of love looks down on this, why is she not surprised?
she gave birth to these w+nkers with no thank you in their eyes

[chorus]
the pope is in a holy dress ’cause the drugs have just kicked in
he dreams he’s won the holy war against the evil sinners
he thinks, “somebody must do something to set my priesthood free
we must call in the authority, but oh, my god, that’s me!”
[verse 3]
i’ll just sit here in my silent room, i look up in the sky
i don’t care what you believe in, you don’t have to tell me why
maybe the future creature needs no preachers free of sin
an impostor to look up to, but what is this game we’re in?
it’s just a harmless ritual where everyone pretends
a coin dropped in the money box brings heaven in the end
and the priest, he is a good man, we can all depend on him
to play the part from dawn to dark when the werewolf strikes again

[chorus]
the devil lives in tel aviv, lucifer’s impervious
the creature writes the feature film, the holy ghost is nervous
the devil in the detail, lucifer’s on fire
the priesthood hide the evidence, no virgins in the choir

[verse 4]
now, golgotha is a war zone, it was written in the book
king arthur and the virgin mary swap a knowing look
“make love, not war,” they murmur, as they take their nurofen
as the ghost march of ten million damaged children comes again
“it’s just like rock and roll,” he said, “let’s loosen this place up
it could be quite a venue, it’s the walmart face of god
we could sell like h+ll to the christians out there shopping for the poor
we invest in the bank of jesus and the opposition takes the position
and it’s war!”
[chorus]
the devil’s in denial, lucifer’s indignant
the priesthood hide the evidence, the holy ghost was pregnant
the devil’s in the detail, lucifer’s on fire
the priesthood hide their faces, there’s no virgins in the choir

- daevid allen lyrics

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