John Soeder featuring Jim Cantrell - The Divine Flyswatter

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THE DIVINE FLYSWATTER
John Soeder
© 2011

A long time ago
Before you were born
The whole human race
Fell from grace
Fathers, mothers, sons and daughters
No one is safe
From the divine flyswatter

You better stand up straight
You better say your prayers
You better count your blessings
And don’t put on airs
Cross yourself with holy water
Ain’t no escaping
The divine flyswatter

Every day
Every night
We’re just trying to survive
Whatever gets you through the day
Whatever gets you through the night
Whatever
No one gets outta here alive

You know not the day
You know not the hour
All you know for sure
Is that you’re not in power
Forget what you learned
At your alma mater
And contemplate
The divine flyswatter

Every day
Every night
We’re just trying to survive
Whatever gets you through the day
Whatever gets you through the night
Whatever
No one gets outta here alive

A long time from now
When you’re dead and gone
The whole human race
Is gonna carry on
On this Earth we’re all just squatters
Living in the shadow
Of the divine flyswatter

You won’t see a tunnel
You won’t see a light
You won’t see a host of angels
Rushing to your side
It’s coming for you
It’s coming for me
And the last thing we see will be
The divine flyswatter

It’s coming for you
It’s coming for me
And the very last thing we see will be
The divine flyswatter

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from PANDERING TO THE VOID, track released November 1, 2011
music & lyrics by John Soeder
guitar pyrotechnics by Jim Cantrell

cover photo courtesy of Matt Reinbold via a Creative Commons license

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