The religious machines, who are they, how does it work and why ? To summarize, money and greed....this driving song from Unit F opens with a dark punk attitude and finishes with hard rock exclamation points, as if the words alone are not enough ("Old men, pedophiles and thieves! "). Why more cannot see this obvious scam, in play now for hundreds of years, is a bit of mystery wrapped in an obligatory social compromise to achieve a fairy tale (toil) salvation.
lyrics
PLUNDER
So THEY SAY, it’s a beautiful church/a monument to ‘god’
And THEY SAY, its monumental work/ manifest glory succeeds
I say its monstrosity built on backs of the poor
And I say, its ages old plunder/self forgiven temple thieves!
THE RELIGIOUS MACHINES
PEDIOPHILES, OLD MEN AND THEIVES
THEY SAY WE SIN/SO WE PAY THEM AGAIN
FORGIVEN AND ONCE MORE WE ARE FREE
So they say,, it’s the word of ‘god’ this manifest destiny
So they say, it’s proof evident that this faith succeeds
But I say it’s the human thing that operates on greed
And I say, it the dark one itself that feeds your monstrosity
THE RELIGIOUS MACHINES
PEDIOPHILES, OLD MEN AND THEIVES
THEY SAY WE SIN/SO WE PAY THEM AGAIN
FORGIVEN AND ONCE MORE WE’RE FREE
Ahh, it’s the ages old plunder/self-forgiven temple thieves!
Mind control so salvation succeeds
Create a Hell from which you are saved
And the patriarchy succeeds
THE RELIGIOUS PROPAGANDA MACHINES
PEDIOPHILES, OLD MEN AND THEIVES
THEY SAY WE SIN/SO WE PAY THEM AGAIN
FORGIVEN AND ONCE MORE WE NEED
POLITICS - DOMINION - AND GREED
ON CORRUPTION POWER THEY FEED
THEY SAY WE HAVE SINNED SO WE’LL PAY THEM AGAIN
FORGIVEN AND ONCE MORE THEY FEED
2019 Music by Unit F.
Lyrics by Mel Schantz
Written by Dave Costa
credits
from Year of Truth,
released May 5, 2023
Written by Dave Costa.
2019 Music by Unit F.
Mel Schantz – Lyrics and Vocals
Dave Costa-Guitars, Backing Vocals
Andy David-Drums and Percussion
Brian Taylor-Bass and Backing Vocals
Produced by Jim Monroe and Unit F
Recorded and by Jim Monroe at
Mixed by Jim Monroe and Unit F
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