VANESSA BOYD...

Vanessa Boyd performs, writes, creates, spurts, expunges, generates, expands, renews and declines words, music and art. http://www.vanessaboyd.com/

Her spoken word is coming


Bible Belt

Have you been to the Bible Belt?
Have you been to the House of the Lord.


I pray for your souls at night,
in the spirit of the Lord.


I’m ashamed of the clothes you wear,
I’m ashamed of the words you say,
I’m ashamed of the work you do,
I’m ashamed of your underwear.

Have you been to the Bible Belt?
Have you been to the House of the Lord.

I pray for your souls at night,
in the spirit of the Lord.

I’m ashamed of the thoughts you think,
I’m ashamed of the friends you make,
I’m ashamed of your heresy,
I live vicariously…

Come now to the Lord,
Come now to the Fold,

Come now to the Lord,
Come now to the Fold.

Praise Jesus, Hallelujah,
Praise Jesus, Hallelujah.

Sons beget sons beget sons beget sons
and for yrs they try to impress their father
for years the girls try to win their papa
and still this shit be running improper.

Behind every pundit is a liberal
who ain’t had a kid yet
and we all walk in line
thinking we’re counting our own time.

How do we break the moldof
ll the shit we’ve been told
just a game of throwing ball
are you a top or are you a bottom
you play the man you play the woman.

How do you break the spell
how do we be equal
tell you what
the first time we fuck
we’ll stand up
there won’t be any down…

Did you integrate the experience?
Well, what do you mean?

Or did you just absorb it?

Have you been to the Bible Belt?
Have you been to the House of the Lord.

Praise Jesus, Hallelujah,
Praise Jesus, Hallelujah.
Copyright Vanessa Boyd 2007