You Sang The Hymns Louder So You Didnt Have To Hear Them Scream
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[Verso 1]
N.C. D
You lift that cup and call it blood
A
Then vote for laws that spill it in floods
Bm
You break the bread and say "He saves"
G
Then bless the system that digs the graves
D
You post "Thoughts and Prayers" at night
A
Then say the blood was "God's Design"
Bm
You say you're washed in Crimson Grace
G
But you stay clean while children suffocate
[Refrão]
N.C. D
Don't sing "Oh, how great is our God"
A
While cities burn for your applause
Bm
Don't cry "He Reigns" with hands held high
G
While babies die and you comply
D
You wear the armor, quote the word
A
Then take the empir's side
Bm
You lift your hands and close your eys
G*
You wrapped the Cross in genocide
Instrumental:
D A Bm G
[Verso 2]
D
You preach pro-life from padded pews
A
Then cheer dead kids on the evening news
Bm
You shout "Amen!" and bow your head
G
While your neighbor counts their dead
D
You sing Amazing Grace so proud
A
But grace is nowhere to be found
Bm
You hide behind the chapel doors
G
While children choke on what you support
[Refrão]
N.C. D
Don't sing "How We Love" so loud
A
While rubble falls and shakes the ground
Bm
Don't quote "Judge Not" and still condemn
G
The very ones He died to defend
D
He said "the first will fall behind"
A
You trample the poor to stay in line
G N.C.
Then praise the God you redesigned
Instrumental:
D A Bm G
[Ponte]
D
White washed suits and Sunday clothes
A
Clean on the outside, rot below
Bm
You talk like saints
G
But we all know you're nothing like the Christ you quote
[Refrão]
D*
Don't say "Oh, how He loves" out loud
A*
While blood soaks into foreign ground
Bm*
Don't cry "He saves!" with hands held high
G
While children burn and mothers cry
D
He flipped the tables once before
A
You chain them down and bar the door
Bm
You think you walk the narrow way
G* D*
You built the empire you obey
How to play You Sang The Hymns Louder So You Didnt Have To Hear Them Scream
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