John Reuben - Old As Religion lyrics
[John Reuben - Old As Religion lyrics]
There’s a chance to unite or
A chance to divide
You could promote peace or choose
To pick a fight
But hurling insults is just more ammunition
Mouth full of anger hatred needs a champion
Adrenaline rushing crush the competition
Behind a fog machine with a
Finger pointed up to heaven
Stand in front of millions
Fueled by adulation
This is where the gods stay this
Is where the gods play
Get praise pedestal hold sway
Like master like slave when
You’re hungry for fame
And that power you crave
Is an unquenchable thirst
Back down-to-earth to be the
Center of the universe
It's the brightest narcissists
Who find the art in it
Create the chaos and know how to market it
Loud getting louder arrogant getting prouder
Looking for a promotion and
A position of power
Profit for false prophets get
The people excited
There's a fire to be ignited so
Light it and take flight
Step up to the pulpit
What a beautiful disguise
Even angels get jealous and
Crave the spotlight
That's a tough pill to swallow when
Figuring out who to follow
One thing we're good at
Is making ourselves idols
Find your disciples, push your own gospel
Then try to reconcile the root
Of all kinds of evil, well
Kingdoms come and kingdoms crumble
Everyone's got a number everyone gets humbled
Some bridges worth torching some
Hands worth forcing
Some shrines worth destroying
Some things are that important
Formed in the image of
The corrupted and bloated
American religious with a different
Set of motives you made the rules broke
And then rewrote them
And the Spirit of the sovereign
Gets reduced to a slogan
It’s as old as religion
Money power institution
Mind control manipulation
And lately been thinking different
About the devil
Lately thinking different about the devil
Obscured truth banner of righteousness
Borrowed God’s name to justify your position
Foolish obedience demands full submission
What man isn't flawed? What
System isn't human?
Celebrate the winners ignore the victims
No friends on the inside or
Victories to believe in
Corporate crooks sophisticated demons
Patriotic bullies pledge your allegiance
Home of the elite land of the naive
We live in empires built on greed
Justice only seems to be for the wealthy
In the age of transparency we’ll all see
Pull back your skin to show
You how thick it is
Either be shaped by it or shape the consensus
Politics and Jesus never made much sense
Maybe he was just a little too idealistic
It’s as old as religion
Money power institution
Mind control manipulation
And lately been thinking different
About the devil
Lately thinking different about the devil
A chance to divide
You could promote peace or choose
To pick a fight
But hurling insults is just more ammunition
Mouth full of anger hatred needs a champion
Adrenaline rushing crush the competition
Behind a fog machine with a
Finger pointed up to heaven
Stand in front of millions
Fueled by adulation
This is where the gods stay this
Is where the gods play
Get praise pedestal hold sway
Like master like slave when
You’re hungry for fame
And that power you crave
Is an unquenchable thirst
Back down-to-earth to be the
Center of the universe
It's the brightest narcissists
Who find the art in it
Create the chaos and know how to market it
Loud getting louder arrogant getting prouder
Looking for a promotion and
A position of power
Profit for false prophets get
The people excited
There's a fire to be ignited so
Light it and take flight
Step up to the pulpit
What a beautiful disguise
Even angels get jealous and
Crave the spotlight
That's a tough pill to swallow when
Figuring out who to follow
One thing we're good at
Is making ourselves idols
Find your disciples, push your own gospel
Then try to reconcile the root
Of all kinds of evil, well
Kingdoms come and kingdoms crumble
Everyone's got a number everyone gets humbled
Some bridges worth torching some
Hands worth forcing
Some shrines worth destroying
Some things are that important
Formed in the image of
The corrupted and bloated
American religious with a different
Set of motives you made the rules broke
And then rewrote them
And the Spirit of the sovereign
Gets reduced to a slogan
It’s as old as religion
Money power institution
Mind control manipulation
And lately been thinking different
About the devil
Lately thinking different about the devil
Obscured truth banner of righteousness
Borrowed God’s name to justify your position
Foolish obedience demands full submission
What man isn't flawed? What
System isn't human?
Celebrate the winners ignore the victims
No friends on the inside or
Victories to believe in
Corporate crooks sophisticated demons
Patriotic bullies pledge your allegiance
Home of the elite land of the naive
We live in empires built on greed
Justice only seems to be for the wealthy
In the age of transparency we’ll all see
Pull back your skin to show
You how thick it is
Either be shaped by it or shape the consensus
Politics and Jesus never made much sense
Maybe he was just a little too idealistic
It’s as old as religion
Money power institution
Mind control manipulation
And lately been thinking different
About the devil
Lately thinking different about the devil