Difference between revisions of "CinemaChurch"
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It used to be a churchhouse<br /> | It used to be a churchhouse<br /> | ||
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To its distorted cause | To its distorted cause | ||
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The mass begins, the cup is passed<br /> | The mass begins, the cup is passed<br /> | ||
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That latch onto the heart | That latch onto the heart | ||
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When the final chant is done<br /> | When the final chant is done<br /> | ||
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They all have been converted | They all have been converted | ||
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The priest picks up a Super 8<br /> | The priest picks up a Super 8<br /> | ||
Revision as of 00:02, 24 March 2008
Lyrics
Verse 1
It used to be a churchhouse
But the crowds just wouldn't come
So they remade it into a cinema
Because that's way more fun
The faithful moviegoers
Sit quietly in the pews
Their altar now a screen to which they
Have unclouded views
CHORUS
'Tis true the cinema is church
That worships other gods
The public offers body and soul
To its distorted cause
Verse 2
The mass begins, the cup is passed
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
Verse 3
When the final chant is done
And light fills room entire
The congregation stumbles out
Unaware of what's transpired
They didn't see that this was church
Though they watched to be diverted
But heeding to the altar call
They all have been converted
Verse 4
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
2ND CHORUS
'Tis true the cinema is church
Made to the Unknown God
Filmmakers offer body and soul
To this, a higher cause
