Daniel Amos - Kalhöun lyrics

It's the magic word they claim, came down from ancient Babylon When the tower of Babel crumbled, and the language was all wrong The natives were confused and yet, they understood one word Now it's on display in a mall museum, down in south Pittsburgh Kalhöun!, everybody cry Kalhöun! Some preacher says it's the first word, that Adam said to Eve Religious tracts and bulletins note, "Speak it and believe" Some say it's just deception, empty and absurd While the elect say the last times, were triggered by the word Kalhöun!, yeah everybody sing Kalhöun! Don't know exactly what it means It's just a sacred kinda thing - Kalhöun! Now when carpenters hit their thumbs They'll yell out loud the "Kalhöun!" curse And the faithful flock to pa, to bow to Lord Kalhoun the first He says "Messiah's in the dessert", but a few of us won't go We're going down to the Kalhöun church, to pray it isn't so Kalhöun!, is the thing - now everybody sing Kalhöun! And even the president says it's a miracle "Kalhöun" the nation cries, "You're a miracle" On baseball cards, beer, and cars and cereal Kalhöun is the word, now everybody's heard - Kalhöun! Some politician has an idea to take a million men Go downtown Los Angeles and build the tower again Why nothing can stop us this time, we'll mount the word on high Spell K-A-L-H-Ö-U-N across the steel grey sky Kalhöun!, now everybody sing Kalhöun! Don't know exactly what it means It's just a sacred kind of thing - Kalhöun! Kalhöun! Kalhöun! ...