-verse 1- Far away from Galilee From the fishes and the loaves Capitalist apostles Spread the word Devotees to the dollar Diluted dogma, a ceramic glaze Tattered gospels Blind man’s bluff Reel them into the altar Now, the spider’s lair
Chorus Church bells no longer sound as gullible tongues do sing In their theatrical charade Iscariot’s shadow looms Over the church on the hill Church on the Hill
-verse 2- Celebrity of the crucifix Your clerical collar frayed The congregation you persuade With your marketing diploma Cripple the senses Numb their thoughts Blindfold the cyclops' eye Anaesthetise the soul
Chorus Church bells no longer sound as gullible tongues do sing In their theatrical charade Iscariot’s shadow looms Over the church on the hill Church on the Hill
-bridge- Evangelist Twist the words of faith Evangelist To suite your ideals
Evangelist Shepherding the weak of mind Evangelist To finance your greed
Pre-Chorus My children turn your face away from the sun And rush with me toward the darkness Away from the shadow of the light And watch as your shadow dissipates
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