Difference between revisions of "CinemaChurch"
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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 remade 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 they<br /> | Their altar now a screen to which they<br /> | ||
Have unclouded views | Have unclouded views | ||
Revision as of 16:17, 7 July 2008
Lyrics
Verse 1
It used to be a churchhouse
But the crowds just wouldn't come
They remade 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
Chorus
'Tis true the cinema is church
That worships unknown gods
The public offers body and soul
To its unholy 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
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 holy cause
