Bad Religion - Victory lyrics

The velveteen and oaken fixtures
Soothed the lonely child
The parents watched the escort take
Him while they stood outside
The priest was kind and gentle
As he positioned his head
The pain was like brimstone
But the kid hardly bled

Victory instinct over intellect
Victory it erupts from deep inside
History history is laughing at us
Plotting it's discovery victory, victory
Blame it on the victory

Among the parade crowd there
Stands a decorated man
Remembering how he helped to
Save this sacred land
His helpless enemy was wounded
Both hands raised with hope
He killed him without second thought with
Brute force and a rope

Victory instinct over intellect
Victory it erupts from deep inside
History history is laughing at us
Plotting it's discovery victory, victory
Blame it on the victory

So many times
So many lives test the other side
Waiting to see what the maker has in mind

The unsuspecting commoners hum
Diligent each day
They wallow in their father's sins
As time passes away
The crimes are without motive but
They ignore all restraint
The evil sit's inside them torpid
Timing it's escape

Victory instinct over intellect
Victory it erupts from deep inside
History history is laughing at us
Plotting it's discovery victory, victory
Blame it on the victory

Blame it on the victory
Blame it on the victory
Plotting it's discovery victory, victory
Blame it on the victory