Sitting Dove - Visions lyrics

(Sing) VISION... Actually, maybe my only hope at poetry is in folly...I'm glad I don't have a gun. 'Cause I will not go quietly...[Well, I think that's enough for today.] (Sing) VISION (Repeat) I ride in the shadow of the Cadillac sheen Through an electric-tinted view of the American Dream On that golden road called manifest destiny The heat from off that highway's always mesmerized me When I saw that smolder roll in like a living thing I was gone, I've never seen it cease to be I've never seen the moment it became nothing Now an omen in the air that seems a part of me A rising climbing from my shoulders always whispering Those visions of foreboding of things soon to be It taunts, it titillates, it keeps enticing me It comes over cold......I start shivering Livin' in visions that are all mine The Bible says that if you seek then ye shall find Well I have sought and I have found That every time I turn I'm more tightly bound More tightly bound...(Repeat 2x) (Sing) OH-O-h-h-h... It's my world now What kind of a God would create all this? Have those Holy Folks and Gurus tell you how to worship Hey, pray this way, hold you hands like this Take your shoes off, now, watch, this is how you sit Legs crossed, back straight, oh, what time is it? Bright robes and endless accoutrements And oh, how they love to burn that sweet incense Remember the Sabbath, ask the Goddess to forgive Chant these words a thousand times, you'll reach enlightenment Bow down before this statue, baby, give it a kiss Light this candle for your ancient spirit relative Don't forget to bring that money you'll need to free your kids It'll multiply a trillion times by what you kindly give Your life is all you have? We'll put you on the waiting list Must help us fund our godliness must keep appearances Now what kind of Almighty would create all this? (Repeat) I know you like to say you have an open mind At least consider that your Jesus is the anti-christ Another scheme convincing folks to conquer far and wide The kind that's been repeated since the dawn of time The visions that you have have been designed Got a global army of the most ambitious minds From temple, church and mosque to each and every holy shrine A sea of empty process, all faith ritualized Like science and pop culture, it's been made to please my eye There's a globe of you with dreams that look a lot like mine To be above it all, to be the Most High Have the might to move the ma**es with a wink and a sigh Create your own custom-made paradise To get that special power, find that extra spice You'll k** in the lamb's name, and unite in mine Unite in Mine Unite in mine... (Outro) (Sing) VISION (Repeating) Don't expect your God to carry you You gotta stand up, you gotta make a move You gotta do somethin' if you want it to Don't expect your God to carry you Don't expect your God to carry you You gotta do somethin' if you want it to You gotta stand up, you gotta make a move Don't expect your God to carry you Don't expect your God to carry you You gotta stand up, you gotta make a move You gotta do somethin' if you want it to Don't expect your God to carry you Don't expect your God to carry you (Repeat Out) (Sing) VISION... (Repeat Out)