Dear God
written by: Andy Partridge/Colin Moulding/Dave Gregory
orginally performed by: XTC
performed by: Sarah McLachlan
Lyrics
I hope you got the letter and
I pray that you can make it better down here
I don’t need a big reduction in the price of beer
But all the people that you made in your image,
See them starving on their feet
‘Cause they don’t get enough to eat
From God
I can’t believe in you
Dear God,
Sorry to disturb you but,
I feel that I should be heard loud and clear
We all need a big reduction in amounts of tears
But all the people that you made in your image,
See them fighting in the street
‘Cause they can’t make opinions meet
About God
Can’t believe in you
Did you make disease
And the diamond blue?
Did you make mankind
After we made you?
And the Devil too…
Dear God,
Don’t know if you’ve noticed but
Your name is on a lot of quotes in this book
Us crazy humans wrote it; you should take a look
And all the people that you made in your image
Still believin’ that junk is true
Well, I know it ain’t and so do you, Dear God
I can’t believe in…
I don’t believe in…
I won’t believe in Heaven and Hell,
No saints, no sinners, no Devil as well,
No pearly gates, no thorny crown
You’re always lettin’ us humans down
The wars you bring, the babes you drown,
Those lost at sea and never found
And it’s the same the whole world ’round,
The hurt I see helps to compound
The Father, Son and Holy Ghost
Is just somebody’s unholy hoax
And if you’re up there, you perceive
That my heart’s here upon my sleeve
If there’s one thing I don’t believe in…
It’s you, Dear God
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Track length: 3:53
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Credits
Drums: Ashwin Sood
Background Vocals: Pierre Marchand
Acoustic Bass, Mellotron and C3 Organ: David Kershaw
Electric and Acoustic Guitars: David Sinclair
Electric Guitars: Luke Doucet
Electric Bass: Brian Minato
Harmony Vocal: Camille Henderson
Bass: Brian Minato
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