Messiahs Need People Dying In Their Name

So Mum and Dad have returned from their holidays. Its the first time I've lived with them in over two years and it's going to be tough. I can feel the bad atmosphere returning already.

So here I sit in my bedroom, burning insence and listening to tori to keep me sane while attempting to write the last chapter of my dissertation. Hopefully the fact that I intend to avoid the crazies will enable me to actually get work done.

I was downstairs a few minutes ago. Dad's on the phone, talking to some JW. Not just any JW though, a special one who has the title of 'presiding overseer'. He's talking about my sis. "Its worse than death, Billy, it feels like we're living in a nightmare". SOLUTION: LEAVE THE JWS AND START SPEAKING TO YOUR FUCKING DAUGHTER AGAIN YOU NUT!! But he won't do that. His god dictates that he can't. So I eavesdrop for a while, but then I feel my blood pressure rising, so I come up to my room, close the door behind me, and tori's on the CD player, pancake. A song about religion making people insane. And I realise that she will keep me sane during these next few months

PANCAKE

I'm not sure who's fooling who here
as I'm watching your decay
We both know you could deflate
a 7 hurricane
Seems like you and your tribe
decided you'd rewrite the law
Segregate the mind
From Body From Soul...

I believe in defending
in what we once
stood for
It seems in vogue
to be a closet
misogynist homophobe

a change of course in
Our direction
a dash of truth
spread thinly
Like a flag
on a popstar
On a Benzodiazapene

You give me yours
I'll give you mine
cause I can look
your God
right in the eye
You give me yours
I'll give you mine
You used to look my God
right in the eye

Oh Zion please
remove your glove
+ dispel every
trace
Of His spoken word
That has lodged
In my vortex

I'm not sure who's fooling who here
as I'm watching your decay
We both know you could deflate
a 7 hurricane
You could have spared
her -- oh but no
Messiahs need
people dying in their name
You could have spared her
oh but no
Messiahs need
people dying in their
Name
You say "I ordered you a
pancake"
You say "I ordered you a
pancake"