Tom Pacheco
STRANGE GODS



Matthew wandered back from Africa today 
He's been searching for anything to help him find his way 
He's got Crystals and Quija Boards, Tarot Cards and books of 
Hindu Astrology to show him where to look

Shirley's on the road speaking of past lives 
She was a Celtic Queen, she was a Pharaohs bride 
People pay out hard earned cash, theirfaith is absolute 
How could a Goddess of the screen not know the truth?

Strange Gods live today 
As the world has lost its way 
Strange Gods live today 
Searching for new prey

In New Hampshire there's a crowd on Beechers Hill 
Waiting for a spaceship that will cure the planets ills 
Eight days later everyone is waiting still 
Till someone says "It came and went, it was invisible!"

Michael's tried it all, pills and alcohol
He's now a Hari Krishna shaking bells outside a mall
And his mind is in the state it was before he learned to crawl
Zombies have a happy life, they don't have to think at all.

Old age pensioners mail every cent they own 
To TV preachers offering salvation like a bone 
Satirize somebodys God, your sentence will be death 
A dark age is approaching, can't you feel its evil breath?

Jennie joined a cult called "Jesus Freaks From Hell" 
They dwelled in Montana and renamed her Jezebel 
At nite they built bonfires, demonic songs were sung 
They played with a stolen child then prayed as he was hung

Murder, suicide, streets of drugs and fear 
Babies left in garbage cans, love has disappeared 
Dying oceans, monster holes like cancers in the sky 
Is it any wonder, people will believe in lies?