Religious
“I don’t think the Catholic girl in your song would be reading Jack T Chick tracts”
As my friend Chris Sand pointed out to me after hearing this track, it betrays a naive lack of understanding regarding distinctions between different strains of Christianity.
Lyrical misfires aside, I love the sound of this track. Especially the backing vocals and the piano recorded so it sound like something off a Mose Allison record from the late 1950’s.
Lyrics
RELIGIOUS
She bought a twelve apostle set of silverware
and a crystalline crucifixion pin for her hair
She’s got a plastic stigmata that actually squirts
and a massive collection of Pope t-shirts
She owns the leather bound collected works of Jack T. Chick
and a lollipop Madonna she won’t let me lick
She pounds communion wafers like they’re Creme De Menthe
and last night she screamed out in her sleep
“Repent. Repent. Repent”
‘Cause she’s religious
and she means it
and she’s got her eye on you
She says the trick is
that she’s seen it
and now she’s got God’s I.O.U.
She had “Trust In Jesus” tattooed on her ass
Spray painted “God is great” on a freeway overpass
and if you wanna find her
I’ll tell you wear she’ll be
She’ll be sleeping on the sofa
watching preachers on TV with me
‘Cause she’s religious
and she means it
and she’s got her eye on you
She says the trick is
that she’s seen it
and now she knows just what to do
but I still haven’t got a clue
Credits
Written by Andras Jones & Brian Schey
Produced by Brian Schey
Andras Jones – Vocals
Brian Schey – Guitar, Drums & Vocals
Bradford Hoopes – Organ
Tom Johnson – Bas Guitar, Piano, Rhodes & Trombone
Recorded at z,gwon’th Studio
October 1998
in Lawrence, Kansas
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