Amen

Intro

Amen... Amen...

Pour yourself a prayer, darling

The church is closing down

Verse 1

They built their golden towers on the backs of broken men

Sold tickets to the heavens, then they closed the gates again

A bible in one pocket, a ledger in the other

Fear dressed up as virtue, shame dressed as a brother

They told the starving children, "you'll feast beyond the grave"

Funny how the hungry make the most obedient slaves

Chorus

We don't believe for love, my dear

We believe to stay alive

We don't pray up to the heavens

We just pray to survive

Give my sorrow a meaning

Or give me back my years

Amen, Amen

It was never faith, just fear

(Amen... Amen...)

Instrumental

Verse 2

I read the holy pages, darling, cover to the end

Found stonings for the lovers, chains for the women and men

Blood upon the children for the sins their fathers made

A jealous god of mercy sharpening his blade

But hush now, don't you mention it, they wave it all away

"Another time, my child, another time", they say

(another time... another time...)

Strange how the eternal truth expires like the wine

Divine when it's convenient, "context" when it's crime

Verse 3

And watch them at the table, ordering à la carte

"I'll take the verse on loving, hold the darker parts"

A little grace for me, some hellfire for my neighbor

The word of god served buffet-style, seasoned to your flavor

They quote the lines that crown them, skip the lines that bind

A scripture made of scissors, cut and redesigned

Verse 4

Now let me teach you, darling, the holiest of threes

The Temple takes your spirit, the Market takes your fees

The Throne will take the rest of you and call it liberty

Three heads upon one serpent, one appetite for sheep

The priest forgives the banker, the banker funds the king

The king protects the pulpit, and the choir starts to sing

When one hand gets too dirty, another takes the blame

Three masks upon one hunger, the game remains the same

In the name of the Temple, the Market and the Throne

(Amen... Amen...)

Pre-Chorus

And I blow my smoke at heaven

Still searching for a proof

They cherry-pick the mercy

And bury all the wolves

Chorus

We don't believe for love, my dear

We believe to stay alive

We don't pray up to the heavens

We just pray to survive

Give my sorrow a meaning

Or give me back my years

Amen, Amen

It was never faith, just fear

Bridge

But I won't judge the mother

Praying at a grave

If the lie can keep you breathing

Then keep it, hold it near

It's not god who needs the burning

It's the trinity of stone

The Temple, and the Market

And the men upon the Throne

Outro

Amen... for the ones who fall

Amen... for the ones who count it all

Last call, darling... last