The Body The Blood The Machine

god reached his hand down from the sky
he flooded the land, then he set it afire

he said, “fear me again. know i’m your father.
remember that no one can breathe underwater.”

so bend your knees and bow your heads
save your babies, here’s your future

yeah here’s your future

god reached his hand down from the sky
god asked noah if he wanted to die
he said, “no, sir. oh, no sir.”
god said, “here’s your future.
it’s gonna rain…”

so we’re packing our things
we’re building a boat
we’re gonna create the new master race
cause we’re so pure, oh lord we’re so pure

so here’s your future

god told his son, “it’s time to come home.
i promise you won’t have to die all alone.
i need you to pay for the sins i create”.
son said, “i will, but dad, i’m afraid.”

so here’s your future

locusts, tornadoes
crosses and nazi halos
they follow, they follow

lashes and grins
ass-backwards medicine
they follow, they know

i might need you to lead
and part the sea so we can cross
if they follow us still
i might need you to kill

every room and every human
at will

they’ll drown your disease
they’ll pound you with the love of jesus
they follow, they follow

they’ll own your days
they’re only god’s babies
they follow, they know

i might need you to hack
and cover the tracks so we can hide
if they sight us still
i might need you to kill

they can tell me what to read
they can tell me what to eat
they can beat me and send me the bill

but they tell me what to feel?
and i might need you to kill

pull out your dead roots
pull out your best suit
it’s time to inspect the subjects

lose your intentions
lose your common sense
it’s time to groom you for judgement

stick to a numb stare
strip to your underwear
it’s time for you to be cleansed

keep your eyes straight
for christ’s sake
remember we’re your friends

good luck getting over the fence
good luck putting even a dent in
the mission, the plan
just breathe
you don’t need to understand

can you hear me? the siren’s on
let the water run, leave the lights on
an ear for baby if you need it
can you hear me? i’ll repeat it

draw the bridges
dig the ditches deep
we’re gonna need a new border

get thyself in line
it’s time for reassignment
time for the new first world order

we gotta job to do
we don’t ask, we tell you
work is freedom, sloth is sin

so pull out your dead roots
pull out your best suit
you know, the one they’re gonna bury you in

good luck getting god on the phone
good luck getting even, atone
you can trust me, it’s not a test
and i won’t leave you in this mess
any questions?
you, in the back

can you hear me? the siren’s on
let the water run, leave the lights on
an ear for baby if you need it
can you hear me? i’ll repeat it

good luck getting over the fence
good luck putting even a dent in
the mission, the dream!
the body, the blood, the machine

can you hear me? the siren’s on
let the water run, leave the lights on
an ear for baby if you need it
can you hear me? i’ll repeat it

we were born to sin
we were born to sin
we don’t think we’re special, sir
we know everybody is

we built too many walls
we built too many walls
and now we gotta run
a giant fist is out to crush us

we run in the dark
we run in the dark
we don’t carry dead weight long
we send them along to heaven

i carry my baby
i carry my baby
her eyes can barely see
her mouth can barely breathe

i can see she’s afraid
she can see the danger
we don’t want to die, or apologize
for our dirty thoughts, for our dirty bodies

now i stick to the ground
i stick to the ground
i won’t look twice to the dead walls
i don’t want my wife a pillar of salt

i carry my baby
i carry my baby
her eyes can barely see
her mouth can barely breathe

i can see she’s afraid
that’s why we’re escaping
so we won’t have to die, we won’t have to deny
our dirty god, our dirty bodies

wait
i regret leaving my soul
i forgot i needed it to feel
and maybe when i die
i’ll just grab it real quick
i’m coming right back

wait
i regret leaving my mind
i forgot i needed it to think
and maybe to keep me alive
i can’t believe i got so far
with a head so empty

but i still have eyes
wait for me
wait for me

but i still have feet
wait for me
wait for me

wait
i regret leaving at all
i forgot i needed god
like (a) big brother
and maybe when i die
yeah, when i die
i won’t die escaping
i’ll die returning to the fold

but i still have eyes
wait for me
wait for me

but i still have feet
wait for me
wait for me

but i still have faith
if i ever had faith
wait for me
wait for me

i believe
i believe i could see you forever in my hand
but i believe
i believe i could leave
and if you noticed, then you would understand

and so i feel blown, wide and low
if i feel you suffer and stand
cause i believe
i believe i could see you forever in my hand

so you can call this a test pattern
so you don’t have to commit
so you can change any day

i believe
i believe you can see me forever by your side
and i believe, if you leave
if you leave i would cry
i would cry, i would cry

why do i feel so crazy now?
why am i losing my mind?
cause i believe
i believe you can see me forever by your side

still, you can call this a test pattern
so you don’t have to commit
so you can change any day

passing the corners we kissed in the rain
passing the old rusted warning signs
what did they say?
i think they said, “run”

passing the roofs of excuses we made
passing these open windows
what made me turn away?
how did i fight the flat days and the static nights?

saint rosa, she flies
she flies with the swallows
saint rosa, i feel
i could follow back to capistrano

and i will hold you tight
through the cold days
and the frozen nights

passing our enemies
passing our friends
passing the means we use to tell the difference between
it’s subtle

and i try to remember if i was ever lonely
if i was ever low? hell yes i was low!
how did i fight the flat days and the static nights?

saint rosa, she flies!
she flies with the swallows
saint rosa, i feel!
i could follow back to capistrano

and i will hold you tight
through the cold days
and the frozen nights

passing all the days i switched to auto mode
days for which i’ve nothing to show
pausing on the days i’m afraid i’ll forget
days only clear for a second

but i will hold you tight
through the cold days
and the frozen nights

when it’s
cold cold cold

two by two
lord, we’ll take ’em two by two
we’ll lead ’em to the bedroom floor
we’ll eat ’em in the dead of morning

two by two
lord, we’ll take ’em two by two
we lead ’em through the pouring rain
we’ll lead ’em to the gas chamber

but not me
i’m gonna crawl
i’m gonna crawl
i’m gonna crawl
back to the sea

judge us now
lord, won’t you judge us now
we know exactly who we are
we know exactly what we do

judge us now
lord, won’t you judge us now
everybody stand on two legs
everybody kneel on two knees

but i’m turning around
i’m gonna crawl
i’m gonna crawl
i’m gonna crawl

back to the ocean i know
back to the ocean i need
back to the sea

and all i need to evolve
is to believe

so i’m gonna crawl
i’m gonna crawl
i’m gonna crawl
back to the sea

we are just a child
we are just a child
we are wide awake
but our legs are shaky

we’re unaware
we’re hyper and we stare into space
with grins on our faces

so give us what we’re asking for
cause either way we’re gonna take it
our power doesn’t run on nothing
we need the land you’re standing on
so let’s go, move it

we are old as hell
we are old and tell the children
when to kill, when to sit still

everyone doing what we say
til our dying day
til our breath is empty

they’ll give us what we’re asking for
cause either way we’re gonna take it
our power doesn’t run on nothing
we need the land you’re standing on
so let’s go, move it

you need to let go, move it
we’re more equal
we’ll move you people off the planet
cause goddamn, we need the fuel

so let the beat roll over
let the beat roll over everyone in line
everyone in line
let the beat roll over
let the beat roll over everyone in line
one at a time

they’ll give us what we’re asking for
cause god is with us
and our god is the richest
our power doesn’t run on nothing
it runs on blood
and blood is easy to obtain
when you have no shame

when you have no shame

so let the sun fade, let the sun fade
we’ll still have light
we’ll burn even brighter

we’ll drain the well
we’ll tunnel to hell
and leave the earth’s surface
for the worthless and dirty

let the beat roll over
the beat roll over everyone in line
everyone in line

do you think we’ll cease?
do you see a reason?
do you think it’s fair?
do you think it’s fair?
do you think we care?

the light out
we don’t talk
the light out
we sleep now

the door locked
the door locked
we don’t talk
we sleep now

i hold you
i hold the sound
we sleep now

it’s safe now
we can move
the world is over
the world is over

it’s early still
the sun is cold
the world is over
the world is over

i hold you
i hold the sound
i hold the sound

we walk now
we can breathe
the world is flat
the sky is round

it’s early still
the moon is cold
we walk now
we walk alone

i hold you
i hold the sound
i hold the sound