When you hold the signs saying “God hates you all”
Remember that you did that when you take the fall
You think you’re high and mighty when you really not that tall
You think you’re outside Jericho when you’re inside the walls
All that you do will come back to you
In your heart you feel it’s true
But if you must, I say to you
There’s only one thing you must do
Sing your songs of anger
Speak your words of hate
You’re the only one in danger
When you stand at heaven’s gate
When your little leader says the world is evil
Remember he’s wrong to thus defend
A Kool-Aid serving prophet can reveal
That he’s not who the Lord did send
It says in a very well-written Book
That by your judgments you will be judged
By that logic God won’t take a second look
At your group, even covered in Christ’s blood
Whether the Good Lord’ll let you in
I know not for I am mere mortal man
If I was God, however, I would enforce your sin
Seeing you killing the goal of the redemption plan
It says those guilty of calling brothers fools
Tempt the very fires of hell instead of heaven above
I’m not the judge in the end, but hate is your only rule
Strange from follows of a God who’s love
For all this I reach out to you my friends
There’s time for you to love your neighbor again
Yet if this doesn’t convince you wills to bend
There’s a chorus to your ears I’ll send
Sing your songs of anger
Speak your words of hate
You’re the only one in danger
When you stand at heaven’s gate
Sing your songs of anger
Speak your words of hate
You’re the only one in danger
When you stand at heaven’s gate
Yeah.....
credits
from Lazy Music For Fools,
released August 11, 2011
Written by Garrett Trotter and Chase Harrison
Engineered by Garrett Trotter
Recorded at Mostly Harmless Studios
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