Catholic Boy
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โฑ๏ธ 3:04 duration
๐ ID: 533477
๐ Lyrics
I was born in a pool, they made my mother stand
And I spat on that surgeon and his trembling hand
When I felt the light I was worse than bored
I stole the doctor's scalpel and I slit the cord
I was a Catholic boy
I was redeemed through pain
Not through joy
I was two months early, they put me under glass
I screamed and cursed at children when their nurses passed
I was convicted of theft as I slipped from the womb
They led me straight from my mother to a cell in the tombs
I was a Catholic boy
I was redeemed through pain
Not through joy
They starved me for weeks, they thought they'd teach me fear
I fed on cell mates' dreams, it gave me fine ideas
When they cut me loose, the time had served me well
I made allies in heaven, I made comrades in hell
I was a Catholic child
The blood ran red
The blood ran wild
I make angels dance and drop to their knees
When I enter a church the feet of statues bleed
I understand the fate of all my enemies
Just like Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane
I was a Catholic boy
I was redeemed through pain
An not through joy
I watched the sweetest psalm stolen by our choir
I dreamed of martyrs' bones hanging from a wire
I make a contribution, I get absolution
I make a resolution to purify my soul
I'm a Catholic boy
Redeemed through pain
Not through joy
And they can't touch me now
I got every sacrament behind me
I got baptism, I got penance
I got communion, I got extreme unction
Man, I've got confirmation
I was a Catholic boy
Redeemed through pain
And not through joy
And now I'm a Catholic man
I put my tongue to the rail whenever I can
And I spat on that surgeon and his trembling hand
When I felt the light I was worse than bored
I stole the doctor's scalpel and I slit the cord
I was a Catholic boy
I was redeemed through pain
Not through joy
I was two months early, they put me under glass
I screamed and cursed at children when their nurses passed
I was convicted of theft as I slipped from the womb
They led me straight from my mother to a cell in the tombs
I was a Catholic boy
I was redeemed through pain
Not through joy
They starved me for weeks, they thought they'd teach me fear
I fed on cell mates' dreams, it gave me fine ideas
When they cut me loose, the time had served me well
I made allies in heaven, I made comrades in hell
I was a Catholic child
The blood ran red
The blood ran wild
I make angels dance and drop to their knees
When I enter a church the feet of statues bleed
I understand the fate of all my enemies
Just like Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane
I was a Catholic boy
I was redeemed through pain
An not through joy
I watched the sweetest psalm stolen by our choir
I dreamed of martyrs' bones hanging from a wire
I make a contribution, I get absolution
I make a resolution to purify my soul
I'm a Catholic boy
Redeemed through pain
Not through joy
And they can't touch me now
I got every sacrament behind me
I got baptism, I got penance
I got communion, I got extreme unction
Man, I've got confirmation
I was a Catholic boy
Redeemed through pain
And not through joy
And now I'm a Catholic man
I put my tongue to the rail whenever I can
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:07.74] I was born in a pool, they made my mother stand
[00:10.77] And I spat on that surgeon and his trembling hand
[00:14.27] When I felt the light I was worse than bored
[00:17.89] I stole the doctor's scalpel and I slit the cord
[00:21.93] I was a Catholic boy
[00:25.03] I was redeemed through pain
[00:27.08] Not through joy
[00:32.16] I was two months early, they put me under glass
[00:34.92] I screamed and cursed at children when their nurses passed
[00:39.07] I was convicted of theft as I slipped from the womb
[00:42.62] They led me straight from my mother to a cell in the tombs
[00:46.66] I was a Catholic boy
[00:49.60] I was redeemed through pain
[00:51.57] Not through joy
[00:56.63] They starved me for weeks, they thought they'd teach me fear
[01:00.36] I fed on cell mates' dreams, it gave me fine ideas
[01:03.46] When they cut me loose, the time had served me well
[01:06.92] I made allies in heaven, I made comrades in hell
[01:11.59] I was a Catholic child
[01:14.23] The blood ran red
[01:16.33] The blood ran wild
[01:25.57] I make angels dance and drop to their knees
[01:49.42] When I enter a church the feet of statues bleed
[01:53.13] I understand the fate of all my enemies
[01:56.34] Just like Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane
[02:00.63] I was a Catholic boy
[02:03.79] I was redeemed through pain
[02:05.99] An not through joy
[02:10.79] I watched the sweetest psalm stolen by our choir
[02:14.36] I dreamed of martyrs' bones hanging from a wire
[02:17.66] I make a contribution, I get absolution
[02:21.43] I make a resolution to purify my soul
[02:25.84] I'm a Catholic boy
[02:28.34] Redeemed through pain
[02:30.62] Not through joy
[02:33.98] And they can't touch me now
[02:35.68] I got every sacrament behind me
[02:37.50] I got baptism, I got penance
[02:39.94] I got communion, I got extreme unction
[02:44.40] Man, I've got confirmation
[02:47.07] I was a Catholic boy
[02:49.76] Redeemed through pain
[02:52.07] And not through joy
[02:54.37] And now I'm a Catholic man
[02:56.53] I put my tongue to the rail whenever I can
[03:01.50]
[00:10.77] And I spat on that surgeon and his trembling hand
[00:14.27] When I felt the light I was worse than bored
[00:17.89] I stole the doctor's scalpel and I slit the cord
[00:21.93] I was a Catholic boy
[00:25.03] I was redeemed through pain
[00:27.08] Not through joy
[00:32.16] I was two months early, they put me under glass
[00:34.92] I screamed and cursed at children when their nurses passed
[00:39.07] I was convicted of theft as I slipped from the womb
[00:42.62] They led me straight from my mother to a cell in the tombs
[00:46.66] I was a Catholic boy
[00:49.60] I was redeemed through pain
[00:51.57] Not through joy
[00:56.63] They starved me for weeks, they thought they'd teach me fear
[01:00.36] I fed on cell mates' dreams, it gave me fine ideas
[01:03.46] When they cut me loose, the time had served me well
[01:06.92] I made allies in heaven, I made comrades in hell
[01:11.59] I was a Catholic child
[01:14.23] The blood ran red
[01:16.33] The blood ran wild
[01:25.57] I make angels dance and drop to their knees
[01:49.42] When I enter a church the feet of statues bleed
[01:53.13] I understand the fate of all my enemies
[01:56.34] Just like Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane
[02:00.63] I was a Catholic boy
[02:03.79] I was redeemed through pain
[02:05.99] An not through joy
[02:10.79] I watched the sweetest psalm stolen by our choir
[02:14.36] I dreamed of martyrs' bones hanging from a wire
[02:17.66] I make a contribution, I get absolution
[02:21.43] I make a resolution to purify my soul
[02:25.84] I'm a Catholic boy
[02:28.34] Redeemed through pain
[02:30.62] Not through joy
[02:33.98] And they can't touch me now
[02:35.68] I got every sacrament behind me
[02:37.50] I got baptism, I got penance
[02:39.94] I got communion, I got extreme unction
[02:44.40] Man, I've got confirmation
[02:47.07] I was a Catholic boy
[02:49.76] Redeemed through pain
[02:52.07] And not through joy
[02:54.37] And now I'm a Catholic man
[02:56.53] I put my tongue to the rail whenever I can
[03:01.50]