God Never Came There

[BiteUrLip]

Music: Elton John

Lyrics: Bernie Taupin

Broken beams across the doorway

Plaster cracked and peeling paper

Nicolette wears dirty dresses

Bathes herself in last week's water

Their roofs are tin-beaten metal

The skeletal have rusty voices

Sylvio, he sleeps on headlines

Dreams of love and lemon ices


chorus:


But he doesn't believe, he no longer prays

What's the point, He's not listening anyway

'Cause God never came here

He sold them a lie

God made a fool of them

God passed them by


God resents the global franchise

Bodies packed like saints entombed

Give us now your happy meals

Bless us in the baby boom


We starve and you demand we pray

To the faces etched in stone

Auction up your ancient wealth

So we can build ourselves a home


(repeat chorus)


We need blankets, not you blessings

Send us shoes instead of angels

Time instead of bibles

Bring us bread instead of prayers

[BiteUrLip]

I don't completely understand what this anti-religion song is about, but I seriously don't like it. Not going more into religion, but it seems like Bernie doesn't understand the philosophy behind Christianity... or then it's me who doesn't understand...

2 stars.

[latitude]

Feb 19, 2018 16:06:19 GMT BiteUrLip said:

I don't completely understand what this anti-religion song is about, but I seriously don't like it. Not going more into religion, but it seems like Bernie doesn't understand the philosophy behind Christianity... or then it's me who doesn't understand...

2 stars.

You're right---Bernie does not understand the philosophy behind Christianity. I gave this 1.5. I hate those lyrics. The .5 is because the actual music is pretty good.

[kissybissy]

Not a favorite. 3 stars.

[newloneranger]

I'll give it 2 1/2, My least favorite from the SFTWC Bsides.

[nix]

Probably his best B-side ever. 5 stars.

"Bernie does not understand the philosophy behind Christianity".

Honestly, this sentence sounds very naive. There is nothing to understand about Christianity. I was raised in Christian family so I know. It's there only to brainwash people. 
It is actually song that criticize religion, not God. Everything in song is also very much true. Every man mad system was always toxic and didn't care for people at all. That includes Christianity.