The Life and Times of Bruce Gerencser

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  • Songs of Sacrilege: TV Crimes by Black Sabbath

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    This is the one hundred ninety-seventh installment in the Songs of Sacrilege series. This is a series that I would like readers to help me with. If you know of a song that is irreverent towards religion, makes fun of religion, pokes fun at sincerely held religious beliefs, or challenges the firmly held religious beliefs of others, please send me an email.

    Today’s Song of Sacrilege is TV Crimes by Black Sabbath.

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    One day in the life of the lonely
    Another day on the round about
    What do they need
    Somebody to love

    One night in the life of the lonely
    There’s a miracle on the screen
    What did they see
    Somebody to love

    He guarantees you instant glory
    Get your money on the line

    Gotta send me a plastic Jesus
    There’s a check in the mail today
    That’s what I need
    Somebody to love

    We just won’t meet on Sunday
    Gotta buy him a limousine
    Somewhere to live
    Somewhere to pray

    Every penny from the people
    Keeps the wolf outside the door
    Shop around and find forgiveness for yourself
    But he’ll give you more, yeah

    Holy father, holy ghost
    Who’s the one who pays the most
    Rock the cradle don’t you cry
    Buy another lullaby

    Jack is nimble, Jack is quick
    Pick your pocket, turn a trick
    Slow and steady, he’s got time
    To commit another TV crime
    TV crime

    One day in the life of the lonely
    Back again on the round about
    What do they need
    Somebody to love

    Yeah

    One night in the life of the lonely
    Another miracle on the screen
    What did they see
    Somebody to love again

    A supermarket of salvation
    Take a look inside the store
    Shop around and find forgiveness for yourself
    But he gives more

    Holy father, holy ghost
    Who’s the one who hurts you most
    Rock the cradle when you cry
    Scream another lullaby

    Jack be nimble, Jack be slick
    Take the money, get out quick
    Slow and steady, so much time
    To commit another
    TV Crime, TV Crime

  • Songs of Sacrilege: Dear Father by Black Sabbath

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    This is the one hundred ninety-sixth installment in the Songs of Sacrilege series. This is a series that I would like readers to help me with. If you know of a song that is irreverent towards religion, makes fun of religion, pokes fun at sincerely held religious beliefs, or challenges the firmly held religious beliefs of others, please send me an email.

    Today’s Song of Sacrilege is Dear Father by Black Sabbath.

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    A childhood innocence was drowned in your tears.
    The demons that you fought are feeding your fears.
    The poisoned secrets of your life stand revealed.
    The truth destroys you, its no longer concealed.

    Dear father forsaken, you knew what you were doing.
    In silence your violence has left my life in ruin.
    Yeah, in ruin, yeah.

    You preyed upon my flesh then prayed for my soul.
    Belief betrayed by lust, the faith that you stole.
    Indoctrination by a twisted desire,
    The catechism of an evil messiah.

    Dear father forgive me, I know just what I’m doing.
    In silence this violence will leave your life in ruin.
    Yeah, in ruin, yeah.

    Preacher of theocracy hiding your hypocrisy.
    Under false sanctity, holy phony empathy.
    You have taken my life,
    Now it’s your turn to die.

    Can you sleep at night? When you close your eyes
    Do you think of all the pain from your lies?
    Or do you deny you’re responsible
    For the victims of the sins you devised?

    What you gonna tell them when they ask you? Well then
    Is your conscience pure in your heart?
    There is no exemption when you seek redemption
    For all the lives that you’ve torn apart.

    Your molestations of the cross you defiled,
    A man once holy now despised and reviled.
    You took possession while confessing my sins
    And now you have to face whatever death brings, yeah.

    Dear father forsaken, you knew what you were doing.
    In silence your violence has left my life in ruin, yeah.
    In ruin, yeah, yeah, yeah.
    In ruin yeah.

  • Songs of Sacrilege: War Pigs by Black Sabbath

    This is the forty-sixth installment in the Songs of Sacrilege series. This is a series that I would like readers to help me with. If you know of a song that is irreverent towards religion, makes fun of religion, pokes fun at sincerely held religious beliefs, or challenges the firmly held religious beliefs of others, please send me an email.

    Today’s Song of Sacrilege is War Pigs by Black Sabbath.

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    Generals gathered in their masses,
    Just like witches at black masses.
    Evil minds that plot destruction,
    Sorcerer of death’s construction.
    In the fields the bodies burning,
    As the war machine keeps turning.
    Death and hatred to mankind,
    Poisoning their brainwashed minds.
    Oh lord yeah!

    Politicians hide themselves away,
    They only started the war.
    Why should they go out to fight,
    They leave that all to the poor.

    Yeah!

    Time will tell them they are Power Blind,
    Making war just for fun.
    Treating people just like pawns in chess,
    Wait till their judgment day comes.

    Yeah!

    Now in darkness world stops turning,
    Ashes where the bodies burning.
    No more war pigs have the power,
    Hand of God has struck the hour.
    Day of judgment God is calling,
    On their knees the war pig’s crawling.
    Begging mercies for their sins,
    Satan laughing spreads his wings.

    Oh lord yeah!