In the Name of the Father
Unveiling the Hypocrisy: In the Name of Belief
Lyrics
Hey,
Expression of greeting or attention
You know what I mean?
Rhetorical question, seeking agreement or understanding
Sellin' him your religion
Critique of selling religious beliefs
Say I walking down a hit song
Reference to a successful song or trend
A booming business
Describing religion as a thriving business
Buying, selling belief
Commentary on buying and selling beliefs
Standing in the pews
Reference to church pews, possibly mocking religious rituals
Talking ballshit, ballshit, ballshit,
Repetition emphasizing skepticism or disbelief
Ballshit, ballshit
-I want to know, I want to know,
Expressing a desire for understanding or insight
Can you feel the sprit of the Lord?
Questioning the presence of the Holy Spirit
There's nothing more sinister
Labeling ministers in dresses as sinister
As ministers in dresses
Criticizing religious leaders in a provocative way
Gather round some nice black people
Describing a scene with racial undertones and a hidden message
While I deliver this message
-Kill the message
Advocating against the spread of the mentioned message
You do nothing but socialize
Criticizing socializing as a negative influence
And become a menace
-Put on your Reeboks man
Suggesting a trivial activity like playing tennis instead of socializing
And go play funky tennis
-Can I get a witness
Asking for confirmation or agreement
I said can, I get a witness
-Oh come oh ye faithful
Parodying religious hymns with a self-centered twist
Oh joyful and triumphant
-Gather around,
-While I blow my own trumpet
-Oh Pope he got the Nazis
Criticizing the Pope for collaborating with Nazis
To clean up their messes
-He exchanged the gold and paintings
-He gave them new addresses
-Clean up your messes
Advocating for accountability and cleaning up mistakes
Hi, hi fuhrer
Mocking or criticizing the Fuhrer
Hi, hi fuhrer
-Oh my fathers, fathers, fathers, father
Describing a flexible or accommodating nature, possibly sarcastically
By nature he was bendy
-We are the chi chine tribe
-And we are over friendly
-Can I get a witness
Requesting confirmation or agreement
Yeah
-I said
-Come on
-Can, I get a witness
-Oh come oh ye faithful
Continuation of the parody on religious hymns
Oh joyful and triumphant
-Gather around me,
-While I blow my own trumpet
-Can I get a witness?
Requesting confirmation or agreement
Poppycock.
Expression of dismissal or disbelief
For what we are about to receive
Questioning the preference for a formal dance over a rain dance
Would he agree a stately minuet would be preferable to a rain dance
-Hey there bothers and sisters
Encouraging perseverance in challenging situations
Hang in there
-Yeah
-Oh come oh ye faithful
Continuation of the parody on religious hymns
Oh joyful and triumphant
-Gather around,
-While I blow my own trumpet
-Oh come oh ye faithful
Further continuation of the parody on religious hymns
You're so joyful and triumphant
-Gather around,
-While I blow my own trumpet
-I want to know
Expressing a desire for a spiritual experience
I want to know
-I want to know
-I want to know
-Can you feel
-I said
-Can you feel
-Can you feel
-The spirit of the Lord
-Oh come oh ye faithful,
Final continuation of the parody on religious hymns
Oh joyful and triumphant,
-Gather around,
-While I blow my own trumpet
-Can you feel the spirit of the Lord?
Reiteration of the desire for a spiritual experience
Can you feel the spirit of the Lord?
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