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My debts are still unpaid to feudal lordsMy educators got their just rewardsI walked a tightrope and I swallowed swordsTo free my bones from their catacombsI tried to call you but you weren't thereThe softest pillow won't replace your hairI cracked my knuckles with a wooden chairTo force my fingers free of the telephoneAnd though I spent a summer screwing you in effigyPretending it was you there that was lying next to meMy heart is in your hands and your thoughts are with him, you seeAnd I hope God can forgive meAnd I can feel it in my jangling jointsThis is the hour that he will anointA new religion free of reference pointsAs such its much more honorableBut when you're gone I sing the same old songsI close my eyes and clap my sweaty palmsAnd in my heart I feel a holy calmBecause I know it makes you miserableAnd though the pigments of your eyes are slowly wiped off of the slateSongtexteAnd the painting you're a part of starts to crack and disintegrateI could hold you in my arms but what's a painting for a mateJust some ancient infant's doodles disguised as something greatAnd I hope God can forgive meAnd there's a hole inside my chestFilled with what others think is bestAnd I try not to pay it any mindBut no bells and whistles could redeem meNo sorry statue could completelyCompensate for all the things I've left behindAnd when judgment day comes you will beg for immunityFor harboring hate in God's gated communityThe texts that they taught you to bark on commandWill all crumble to pieces at the touch of your handAnd the skies will break open and a light will shine downAnd the almighty God's sacred soul will surroundBut when you kneel you will feel all his fury and wrathFor he knows by your clothes of those stones that you've thrown unatoned at my pathYou bring your bible to my lips and have me kiss each new editionBut why must I sacrifice my spit to validate all your convictions?You can find some other book, you can find somebody newAnd take them to your coffin just like King TutankhamenBut really, what good would that do? Aus Songtexte Mania