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==Lyrics==
 
==Lyrics==
  
===Verse 1===
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=== Verse 1 ===
  
 
It used to be a churchhouse<br />
 
It used to be a churchhouse<br />
 
But the crowds just wouldn't come<br />
 
But the crowds just wouldn't come<br />
So they remade it into a cinema<br />
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They turned it into a cinema<br />
 
Because that's way more fun
 
Because that's way more fun
  
 
The faithful moviegoers<br />
 
The faithful moviegoers<br />
Sit quietly in the pews<br />
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All sit quietly in the pews<br />
Their altar now a screen to which they<br />
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Their altar now a screen to which<br />
Have unclouded views
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They have unclouded views
 
 
===Chorus===
 
  
 
'Tis true the cinema is church<br />
 
'Tis true the cinema is church<br />
That worships other gods<br />
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That worships unknown gods<br />
 
The public offers body and soul<br />
 
The public offers body and soul<br />
To its distorted cause
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To its unholy cause
  
===Verse 2===
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=== Verse 2 ===
  
The mass begins, the cup is passed<br />
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The mass begins, the cup received<br />
 
At the concession stand<br />
 
At the concession stand<br />
 
Silent all, they eat and drink<br />
 
Silent all, they eat and drink<br />
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That latch onto the heart
 
That latch onto the heart
  
===Verse 3===
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'Tis true the cinema's church<br />
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That captivates the mind<br />
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Emotions take the forefront<br />
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As all thoughts are left behind
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=== Verse 3 ===
  
When the final chant is done<br />
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When the final hymn is done<br />
 
And light fills room entire<br />
 
And light fills room entire<br />
 
The congregation stumbles out<br />
 
The congregation stumbles out<br />
Unaware of what's transpired
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Not knowing what's transpired
  
 
They didn't see that this was church<br />
 
They didn't see that this was church<br />
Though they watched to be diverted<br />
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They watched to be diverted<br />
 
But heeding to the altar call<br />
 
But heeding to the altar call<br />
 
They all have been converted
 
They all have been converted
  
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'Tis true the cinema's church<br />
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Its all-controlling spell<br />
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Invades the heart and shows itself<br />
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In daily life as well
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Kinema eleison<br />
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Kinema eleison<br />
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Kinema eleison<br />
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Kinema eleison<br />
  
===Verse 4===
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=== Verse 4 ===
  
 
The priest picks up a Super 8<br />
 
The priest picks up a Super 8<br />
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No one has seen their kind
 
No one has seen their kind
  
===2nd Chorus===
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'Tis true the cinema's church<br />
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That speaks unto the soul<br />
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Our thoughts provoked, it presses us<br />
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Towards a higher goal
  
 
'Tis true the cinema is church<br />
 
'Tis true the cinema is church<br />
 
Made to the Unknown God<br />
 
Made to the Unknown God<br />
 
Filmmakers offer body and soul<br />
 
Filmmakers offer body and soul<br />
To this, a higher cause
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To this, a holy cause
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[[Category:Songs]]

Latest revision as of 17:34, 15 May 2012

Lyrics[edit]

Verse 1[edit]

It used to be a churchhouse
But the crowds just wouldn't come
They turned it into a cinema
Because that's way more fun

The faithful moviegoers
All sit quietly in the pews
Their altar now a screen to which
They have unclouded views

'Tis true the cinema is church
That worships unknown gods
The public offers body and soul
To its unholy cause

Verse 2[edit]

The mass begins, the cup received
At the concession stand
Silent all, they eat and drink
But do not understand

And all the while, the flickering screen
A sermon will impart
Not with words, but images
That latch onto the heart

'Tis true the cinema's church
That captivates the mind
Emotions take the forefront
As all thoughts are left behind

Verse 3[edit]

When the final hymn is done
And light fills room entire
The congregation stumbles out
Not knowing what's transpired

They didn't see that this was church
They watched to be diverted
But heeding to the altar call
They all have been converted

'Tis true the cinema's church
Its all-controlling spell
Invades the heart and shows itself
In daily life as well

Kinema eleison
Kinema eleison
Kinema eleison
Kinema eleison

Verse 4[edit]

The priest picks up a Super 8
And turns the camera on
He points it at the world around
A new day now has dawned

Images on strips of film
That don't bypass the mind
Confrontational and strange
No one has seen their kind

'Tis true the cinema's church
That speaks unto the soul
Our thoughts provoked, it presses us
Towards a higher goal

'Tis true the cinema is church
Made to the Unknown God
Filmmakers offer body and soul
To this, a holy cause