Bastardisation of the East: Lamb of God

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Lamb of God

Chemicals coursing through his veins, a boy drifts into an endless sleep in front of a webcam broadcasting pixels byte by byte for all to see. The cops arrive, but he has long gone. In a distant land a thousand miles away, it is judgment day for an Argentinian man for crimes he may or may not have committed. The only thing that is certain is his love for his wife, and his subsequent draw of a pistol from his boot, emptying the smoking cartridge into his head before the live news cameras.

Is it only tragic if you're watching?

There was christ in the metal shell
There was blood on the pavement
The camera will make you god
Thats how jack became sainted

If you die when theres no one watching
And your ratings drop and youre forgotten
If they kill you on their tv
Youre a martyr and a lamb of god
Nothings going to change
Nothings going to change the world

There was lennon and a happy gun
There were words on the pavement
We were looking for the lamb of god
We were looking for mark david

If you die when theres no one watching
And your ratings drop and youre forgotten
If they kill you on their tv
Youre a martyr and a lamb of god

Nothings going to change the world

- M. Manson

¶ posted by Jon at 11/22/2008

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