Difference between revisions of "CinemaChurch"
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==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
| − | ===Verse 1=== | + | === 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 /> | ||
| − | + | 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 /> | ||
| − | + | All sit quietly in the pews<br /> | |
| − | Their altar now a screen to which | + | Their altar now a screen to which<br /> |
| − | + | They have unclouded views | |
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'Tis true the cinema is church<br /> | 'Tis true the cinema is church<br /> | ||
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To its unholy cause | To its unholy cause | ||
| − | ===Verse 2=== | + | === Verse 2 === |
| − | The mass begins, the cup | + | 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=== | + | 'Tis true the cinema's church<br /> |
| + | That captivates the mind<br /> | ||
| + | Emotions take the forefront<br /> | ||
| + | As all thoughts are left behind | ||
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| + | === Verse 3 === | ||
| − | When the final | + | 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 /> | ||
| − | + | Not knowing what's transpired | |
They didn't see that this was church<br /> | They didn't see that this was church<br /> | ||
| − | + | 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 | ||
| − | + | 'Tis true the cinema's church<br /> | |
| + | Its all-controlling spell<br /> | ||
| + | Invades the heart and shows itself<br /> | ||
| + | In daily life as well | ||
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| + | Kinema eleison<br /> | ||
| + | Kinema eleison<br /> | ||
| + | Kinema eleison<br /> | ||
| + | Kinema eleison<br /> | ||
| − | ===Verse 4=== | + | === 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 | ||
| − | + | 'Tis true the cinema's church<br /> | |
| + | That speaks unto the soul<br /> | ||
| + | Our thoughts provoked, it presses us<br /> | ||
| + | Towards a higher goal | ||
'Tis true the cinema is church<br /> | 'Tis true the cinema is church<br /> | ||
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Filmmakers offer body and soul<br /> | Filmmakers offer body and soul<br /> | ||
To this, a holy cause | To this, a holy cause | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:34, 15 May 2012
Contents
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
