i can't sing but i'll sing for humankind
premiere : http://www.basementmade.com/2015/11/21/beef-questions-american-religion-on-latest-single/
Prod. @djvictorygf101
Rec. Beef
Mix. @Michael-Alan-Cooper
Lyrics.
"As I sit and listen to the 11 o'clock train, I can't help but think back, about what's at the center of it all.
Lately I've been hearing a lot of pseudo intelligence from the pulpit
And excuse me but I don't got the two stomachs for bullshit
Both the Pope and his opponents deserve Tony's for that
Am I the only that's noticed this Game of Thrones for proponents
Attention, the Bishop of Rome needs more indulgences ASAP
And your hometown priest needs altar boys to casting couch
So of course Dawkins will blame Christianity
When in reality, my and the Catholic Church are 2 completely separate families
All these racist, elite, atheists, and fake, Abrahamic, classists
Keep telling me to quit hallucinating and join the masses
Oh, you mean capitalist fascism? The means to an end faction?
Well fuck that, I'd rather live out my life in back taxed passion
I will say though, I've been jumping the border between gangland and priesthood
At times it's the lord, and others it's the devil in my corner
So you can call me bipolar, but I maintain the same core
It's been God, family, crew, city, in that order
Some nights I, I, I, I can barely close my eyes
But really what's a Jew without jewelry?
A Muslim without hijab?
If we took it all away, what's God?
Take away the money, take away the fame
Kill the politics and discrimination
And the only thing left is religion
How do we know who we are, who we are
For me, it's rolling lefse in the kitchen and Burke
My grandma, ma, and brothers at work
It's Earth
Planting a forest of furs behind church
And picking up trash out of ditches
In cold rain and wet dirt
When my aunt was murdered
It was love for those it hurt (love)
A teacher/activist beat to death
We prayed for her worth
God is my old neighbor, and baptizing pastor
Showing up 18 years later, as my pledge educator
I can't help but consider history, present
And transcendent in my decisions
When who we are at the start, is who we are at the end
I mean, I can't be quick to dismiss what our antecedents did
Just cause where modern science is at
Universally, nothing is fact
Underneath it all, we are what we believe
Through all the lies and facades, you'll see
When the only thing left is religion
Everything left is religion
Take away the money, take away the fame
Level education, and everything will change
The only thing left is religion
It's how we know who we are, we are
It's how we know who we are, we are
It's how we know who we are, we are, we are"
