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I was terrified like all the rest
blessed and fat and ignorant like babies in a viper's nest
primed and pumped, conditioned for a new crusader's terrorist war
i heard you scream all would be right, the drums began and when you prayed,
i closed my eyes and mind and clenched my fists amidst the charged collective rage and felt the joy of knowing god was on our side,
hide
and before that moment i had never felt so real and so alive

you raised your sword, i praised you lord

and before your final words had fully rung around a lonely nation numb and impotent with blood and fear and melted fat and pride then from a million pulpits wealthy blessed evangelists raised up their hands to mammon crying out amen thy will be done
thy will be done

and as we sold our stocks and melted all our crosses into guns, we sang amen thy will be done
thy kingdom come thy will be done

o constantine!
o constantine!

i have seen that you are a fraud
i have watched you crucifying god
i have seen, i have seen, how could i have been so blind?
i ate the bread i drank the wine i bought it all i got in line
but now i know and i am not alone
now i know and i am not alone
and as i stand before your royal throne

o constantine!
o constantine!

i am angry, i am torn, look around the sheep are shorn
i am fat and naked, like a babe that's just been born!
but i am nothing new, and covered in the blood and wool that's scattered on the shearing floor

i am murder, i am shame
but i opened my eyes up while you prayed
and saw a vision of the land your shepherds razed, oh!
martyrs-blown with smarter bombs, but they're not ours so nothing's wrong
and tanks a' rollin' oil spillin' from a cup that's overflowin'

the vision is a strong one and i can see it now as well
us and them, either/or, life and death, heaven and hell
all eyes closed, all heads bowed, thank god, thank god we've got the infidel
the infidel!

and god look what we get to buy and sell!

o constantine!
o constantine!

i have seen that you are a fraud
and i have watched you crucifying god
and i have seen, i have seen, how could i have been so blind
i ate the bread i drank the wine, i prayed with you and got in line
but now i know and i am not alone
now i know and i am not alone
and as i stand before your royal throne

oh mediating sword of truth and patriotica
faith of man and greed of father god!
i have seen that you are a fraud

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from Abandoned Tracks, or The Darkest Hour Is Just​.​.​. The Darkest Hour, released June 5, 2014

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Seth Mountain 이산 South Korea

Seth Martin (aka Seth Mountain or 이산), is a roots musician originally from the Pacific Northwest (US).

Continuing in the radical tradition of artists like Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, and Utah Phillips, Martin has been living in Seoul since 2015. He regularly performs with Korean and foreign folk, indie and rock acts.

"Quite possibly the closest thing we have to Woody Guthrie."
--Bill Mallonee ... more

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