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Antichrist Television Blues lyrics

I don t wanna work in a building downtown
No I don t wanna work in a building downtown
I don t know what I m gonna do
Cause the planes keep crashing always two by two
I don t wanna work in a building downtown
No I don t wanna see when the planes hit the ground

I don t wanna work in a building downtown
I don t wanna work in a building downtown
Parking their cars in the underground
Their voices when they scream, well they make no sound
I wanna see the cities rust
And the troublemakers riding on the back of the bus

Dear God, I m a good Christian man
In your glory, I know you understand
That you gotta work hard and you gotta get paid
My girl s 13 but she don t act her age
She can sing like a bird in a cage
O Lord, if you could see her when she s up on that stage!

You know that I m a God-fearing man
You know that I m a God-fearing man
But I just gotta know if it s part of your plan
To seat my daughters there by your right hand
I know that you ll do what s right, Lord
For they are the lanterns and you are the light

Now I m overcome
By the light of day
My lips are near but my heart is far away
Tell me what to say
I ll be your mouthpiece!

Into the light of a bridge that burns
As I drive from the city with the money that I earned
Into the black of a starless sky
I m staring into nothing
and I m asking you why
Lord, will you make her a star
So the world can see who you really are?

Little girl, you re old enough to understand
That you ll always be a stranger in a strange, strange land
The men are gonna come when you re fast asleep
So you better just stay close and hold onto me
If my little mocking bird don t sing
Then daddy won t buy her no diamond ring

Dear God, would you send me a child?
Oh! God, would you send me a child
Cause I wanna put it up on the TV screen
So the world can see what your true word means
Lord, would you send me a sign
Cause I just gotta know if I m wasting my time!

Now I m overcome
By the light of day
My lips are near but my heart is far away
Now the war is won
How come nothing tastes good?

You re such a sensitive child!
Oh! You re such a sensitive child!
I know you re tired but it s alright
I just need you to sing for me tonight
You re gonna have your day in the sun
You know God loves the sensitive ones

Oh! My little bird in a cage!
Oh! My little bird in a cage!
I need you to get up for me, up on that stage
And show the men that you re old for your age
Now ain t the time for fear
But if you don t take it, it ll disappear!

Oh! My little mocking bird sing!
Oh! My little mocking bird sing!
I need you to get up on that stage for me, honey
And show the men it s not about the money

Wanna hold a mirror up to the world
So that they can see themselves inside my little girl!

Do you know where I was at your age?
Any idea where I was at your age?
I was working downtown for the minimum wage
And I m not gonna let you just throw it all away!
I m through being cute, I m through being nice
O tell me, Lord, am I the Antichrist?!
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