CinemaChurch

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

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

CHORUS

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

CHORUS

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