So You Want To See God
so you want to see god you say you say
so you want to see god you say
well arise, arise, and come with me
and we will go
god to see
we’ll make a prayer circle and eat sand in the desert
crawl through filthy sewers and lick the festering wounds of the poor
we’ll light sacred candles and read ancient spells
paint our faces and repeat holy incantations
we’ll wear the most righteous garments and elegant robes
and make piles of relics and great temples of gold
there’ll be plenty of food for the high holy feasts
and special mushrooms for their pungent incense
we’ll keep kosher much better than everyone else
and be exempted from taxes and have holidays off
and naturally we’ll have the most rules and commandments
any fool knows you can’t see god without those
we’ll be pastors and rabbis and priests and monks
and do all the best sacraments and esoteric rites
we’ll answer questions with riddles and speak secrets in whispers
and get very specific about the mysterious Truth
so you want to see god you say you say
so you want to see god you say
then see the
poor
lonely
fucker
in the world next to yours
and try
like Goddamned hell
to stop
all
the
bleeding
