The Life and Times of Bruce Gerencser

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  • Songs of Sacrilege: God May Forgive You (But I Won’t) by Iris Dement

    This is the sixty-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 God May Forgive You (But I Won’t) by Iris Dement.

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    Lyrics

    You say that you’re born again
    cleansed of your former sins
    You want me to say “I forgive and forget”
    But you’ve done too much to me
    Don’t you be touching me,
    go back and touch all those women you’ve made

    Chorus:
    ’cause God may forgive you, but I won’t
    Yes, Jesus loves you, but I don’t
    They don’t have to live with you and neither do I
    You say that you’re born again, well so am I
    God may forgive you, but I won’t
    and I won’t even try

    Well, the kids had to cry for you
    I had to try to do
    things that the Dad should do
    since you’ve been gone
    Well, you really let us down
    You may be Heaven ‘bound
    but you’ve left one hell of a mess here at home

    (chorus)

    and I won’t even try

  • Songs of Sacrilege: Let the Mystery Be by Iris Dement

    This is the sixty-fifth 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 Let the Mystery Be by Iris Dement.

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    Lyrics

    Everybody’s wonderin’ what and where
    They all came from
    Everybody’s worryin’ ’bout where they’re gonna go
    When the whole thing’s done
    But no one knows for certain and so it’s all the same to me
    I think I’ll just let the mystery be

    Some say once gone you’re gone forever
    And some say you’re gonna come back
    Some say you rest in the arms of the Savior
    If in sinful ways you lack
    Some say that they’re comin’ back in a garden
    Bunch of carrots and little sweet peas
    I think I’ll just let the mystery be

    Everybody’s wonderin’ what and where
    They all came from
    Everybody’s worryin’ ’bout where they’re gonna go
    When the whole thing’s done
    But no one knows for certain and so it’s all the same to me
    I think I’ll just let the mystery be

    Some say they’re goin’ to a place called Glory
    And I ain’t saying it ain’t a fact
    But I’ve heard that I’m on the road to Purgatory
    And I don’t like the sound of that
    I believe in love and I live my life accordingly
    But I choose to let the mystery be

    Everybody is wondering what and where
    They all came from
    Everybody is worryin’ ’bout where they’re gonna go
    When the whole thing’s done
    But no one knows for certain and so it’s all the same to me
    I think I’ll just let the mystery be
    I think I’ll just let the mystery be