God, Paper, Scissors
God, Paper, Scissors is track 2 from the album P'dice. I was humbled to have been joined on this track by one of my favourite drummers Gavin Harrison.
In this track our hero considers religion as a way of making amends for his life of excess.
lyrics
Dear god I hope you've got your ears on,
I wanna tell you something that you
wouldn't believe.
There's children dying in the gutters.
Tell me why you hide your heart up your sleeve?
You never come down here.
You never show yourself, is it fear?
You never prove yourself.
When you're needed you disappear.
Who sins?
Who chooses?
Who wins?
Who loses?
My god - is bigger than your god.
Your god - is better than my god.
My god - thinks he is your god.
But is god - but is god better than me?
My god - does no more than your god.
Your god - does no less than my god.
My god - thinks he's the one god.
But is god - but is god better?
We'll see...,
And they say - that my god forgives more
than your god, forgives more than me.
And they say - that my god accepts more
than your god, accepts more than me.
You never come down here.
You never show yourself, is it fear?
You never prove yourself.
When you're needed you disappear.
Who sins?
Who chooses?
Who wins?
Who loses?
Your god is kinder. My god is finer.
Your god is wiser, but my god's older.
Your god is smarter. My god is sharper.
Your god is better, but my god's greater
My god, your god, my god, but is god?
credits
from P'dice, released January 16, 2012
Music written, composed and performed by Paul Cusick.
Drums: Gavin Harrison
Artwork: Martin Roberts at M:art