In God's Name

This is one of my very earliest songs from many decades ago. I decided to put it up here on Soundcloud. Matt Bowman: bass Nick Shutler: sax In God’s Name (Brian Peters) A village burns and leaves a scar on Mother Earth The scented flames ascend beyond the fallen ruins And helpless cries are stilled beneath the weight of senseless birth A sacrifice is offered by the architects of doom A figurehead is raised to cull the subjects’ praise The attributes of God are transferred to his name Unwarranted, his show of wrath and force belie his fears His stature grows, but only death and pain support his claim And so the game is played No fears are allayed And tearing down the idol Can’t be but suicidal Then suddenly a warning shout disturbs his rest The spirits of the wronged are merged with forces of the right A flash of light that brightens up the sky from east to west He crumbles and descends into the world of endless night And so his fate was sealed His evil work revealed Just memories remain To inflict no further pain