Singin' Hymns
Honour thy mother and father the good book says
Turn the other cheek and don't you seek revenge
But don't you think it's a greater sin
To bury, to deny what's within
Mama worried herself to an early grave
She prayed for her son until her dying day
But she never saw the Devil in her bed
Yeah, he was smooth, he was sleek and we called him Dad
Daddy went to church til his very last day
Buying sleep, slinging pennies on the offering plate
But the Devil's in the backyard stoking his flame
Singin' Hymns to a rose of a different name
And a snake's got a certain charm when left undisturbed
If you stumble across his path then you'll end up hurt
In the dust lying broken, bleeding, taking his blame
And his poison running through your veins
But Daddy went to church til his very last day
Buying sleep, slinging pennies on the offering plate
But the Devil's in the backyard stoking his flame
Singin' Hymns to a rose of a different name
There's two paths in life I find
The one I've taken and the one I've left behind
With the Devil in the backyard screaming my name
Doing all he can to make me stay
But Daddy went to church til his very last day
Buying sleep, slinging pennies on the offering plate
But the Devil's in the backyard stoking his flame
Singin' Hymns to a rose of a different name
Autor(es): Gareth Leach, Gretta Ziller