Poor Old Lu - All Pretty For The T.V. lyrics

We had recorded this song once before at Innovations Music & Media, where Straight Six was recorded. It was rough, but pop-y. At the time, this was probably our most exciting song and, in fact, quickly became a crowd favorite. Eventually, we would have friends 3NP join us on stage for a hip-hop style interlude in the middle. The album version features sound-bites taken from Swirling Eddie's video "Spittle & Phlegm", at our request. With notions of televangelism sprinkled throughout the lyrics, this song hits on the dangers of self-serving ministries, focused more on money than on the Lord, and its effects on those who believe in it. The other message refers to television itself. The idea being that much of what people do is based (wrongly) upon what they see from televsion. I see the wealthy guy The world in his eyes He need not contain no pain or shame "And never will," I cry And I'm a dirty word You know I'm so absurd If I write things off as meaningless So I'm never heard Stare and no care into nowhere Round and round pounds the sound inside We never give it up Well, I can never live up and the box won't shut up Ground me out without a doubt We never give it up So I didn't need a book to get the certain look now Well, I just tune it in So this is what it means to live And I am really free Cause you and me are we and how We always fit right in So this is what it means to live And now I'm turning blue Without a thing to do Cause I'm wrapped, enthralled and my brain it stalls I can't think it thru Give me a second chance I'll learn your happy dance Cause I want to be in, forget the sin You'd think I'm in a trance Have you got ears to hear And would you draw so near Cause it's got things to say and us to change You know you needn't fear So make your senses soft And never turn it off Just step inside and join the ride Here's our real God.