Alas For You

Alas, alas, for you
Lawyers and Pharisees
Hypocrites that you be
Searching for souls
And fools to forsake them
You travel the land
You scour the sea
Then when you've got your converts
You make them
Twice as fit for hell
As you are yourselves

Alas, alas for you
Lawyers and Pharisees
Hypocrites that you are
Sure that the kingdom of heaven awaits you
You will not venture half so far
Other men who might enter the gates
You keep from passing through
Drag them down with you

You snakes
You viper's brood
You cannot escape being devil's food
I send you prophets
And I send you preachers
Sages and rages and ages of teachers
Nothing can mar your mood

Blind eyes
Blind fools
The blood you've spilt on you will fall
This nation
This generation
Will bear the guilt of it all

Alas, alas, alas for you
Blind fools