God, Guns, and Glory

from by The Gaslights

Lines and Wires cover art
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Written by Abigail Henderson

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Lyrics:

You stand up with your cross
Your armies by your side
But nothing good has ever come
When God and guns collide

History's a fingerprint
You easily dismiss
Some folks call that arrogance
The rest call that your gift

Give me God and guns and glory
Give me cash and apple pie
So them rich old white men can dream up wars
For the young, poor kids to die

Give me a twenty-one gun on your front lawn
Keep me stone drunk on your lies
So I can't see the truth of that big train coming
Through my sweet star-spangled eyes
Through my star-spangled eyes

The machinery of circumstance
has brought us to this place
There is no victory in it
Wipe that smirk off of your face

I think your silent partner
He don't know the fire you preach
"Teach a man to fish" I think he said
Then let him be

So you're out there spreading freedom
with your pyrotechnic show
Well hoss, it' ain't a walk-on
In some global Alamo

Your macho cowboy taglines, man
They're gonna get us killed
If you don't understand
that I guess you never will

So you're a man of faith
What faith is that, do tell
Cause in the Book I read
When you lie you go to hell

You might be exempt from that
As you were born again
The rest of us will remember
every single sin

credits

from Lines and Wires, track released 01 May 2005
Abigail Henderson: vocals, guitar
Chris Meck: guitar
Johnny Eggerman: bass
Glen Hockemeier: drums

Created over the spring/summer 2005 in Kansas City, MO. Engineereed by Chad Meise, Justin Petosa, and Chris Meck at AudioHut Studio A, KCMO. Mixed by The Dimmer Twins (Justin Petosa and Chris Meck) at West End Recording Studio B, Kansas City, KS. Produced by The Dimmer Twins. Mastered by Collin Jordan at The Boiler Room, Chicago, IL. No animals, Protools, or Autotunes were harmed in the making of these recordings.

Copyright © 2005 Flyover Records, ASCAP.

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