A little Sunday blasphemy from one of my favorite musicians:
And yes, the song IS - as much of Voltaire's music - satire.
The lyrics, for those interested:
God thinks all blacks are obsolete farm equipment
God thinks the Jews killed his son and must be punished
God thinks the white man is Satan
God, they know what God thinks
God thinks we should all convert to Judaism
God thinks we must all be Christians and
God thinks we should all embrace Islam
God thinks the only true religion is Hinduism
And I
I know what God thinks
God thinks you're a waste of flesh
God prefers an Atheist
God God
God thinks all people like you are hateful
God thinks all people like you are an embarrassment to creation
self-righteous, judgmental, first to throw the stone
and use His name for your own protection
God thinks the sun revolves around the Earth
God thinks there was something very wrong with Copernicus
God thinks abortion is murder and
God thinks everything that science gave us is wrong
God thinks women deserve it
God thinks AIDS is a form of punishment
I hate people who blame the Devil for their own shortcomings and
I hate people who thank God when things go right
And I
I know what God thinks
God thinks you're an idiot
God prefers a heretic
God God
God thinks all people like you are hateful
God thinks all people like you are an embarrassment to creation
self-righteous, judgmental, first to throw the stone
and use His name for your own agenda
God is a liberal
God is a democrat
God wants you to vote republican
never trust a man who puts his words in the mouth of god
and says it's absolute truth
its lies and it smells like death
its all in a day's work taking money from the poor
Why do you think that God would need your dirty money
if he wants to start a holy war?
self-righteous, judgmental, first to throw the stone
and use His name for your own protection
God thinks puppies need to die and
God thinks babies need to drown
'cause God is neither good nor bad
God is you and me
God is Everything
Personally, I'm somewhere between Buddhist and Neo-Pagan, so the last section is pretty much in line with my beliefs. Bad things happen, sometimes, because they just do. People are born with birth defects (like me), or become paralyzed in an accident, because that's just the way life is. I'm a firm believer in duality.
Could you really appreciate love if you'd never felt heartbreak?
Could you really understand happiness if you've never been sad?
There can be no light without darkness, no life without death, no pleasure without pain. All of these things are natural, and are a part of life.
At any rate, I've been posting a lot more regularly, lately, and listening to this song got me thinking, so I thought I'd share.