Salvation from La Tuya by La Tuya

Oligarch and profiteer
Pious for profit like his peers
Corporate tick, his ethics whored
Fuck the poor and praise the Lord

Rich men feed rich men’s greed
How much does God say you need?
Prosperity theology
And I can’t help but wonder how starving little kids will bring salvation

Man of God, faith undeterred
Hides his sins behind the word
Exploits the ones who need him most
Genuflect and suck the host

Power corrupted soul
Deity-bestowed control
No thought for what he stole
And I can’t help but wonder how fucking little kids will bring salvation

Millennia of stupidity
With God, no culpability
Religious conflagration flares
Bombs drown out frenetic prayers

Locked in endless war
A world sodden in gore
Amen forevermore
And I just have to wonder how blowing up little kids will bring salvation

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