Lyrics

[Verse]
Preacher in the pulpit, spittin' hotter than a furnace,
Politics in the pews, corruption runs the circus,
Bible verses twisted like the pols' promises,
Faith in the basement, cash in the offices.

[Verse 2]
Got holy water flowin', drownin' in deceit,
Street knowledge tell you 'bout the wolves in the sheep fleece,
Ain't no separation, got the hands in the collection plate,
Saints and sinners, all puppet by the magistrate.

[Chorus]
Holiness and power, deadly cocktail, ain't that neat?
Pulpit and the podium, playin' chicken in the heat,
Crosses and the crowns, both icy and deceit,
Street or the steeple, everybody gotta eat.

[Verse 3]
Preacher got a Benz, street hustler got a Subaru,
Both sellin' dreams, different means to make the revenue,
Statehouse sittin', tax cuts like a sabre tooth,
In God We Trust, but what’s the devil gonna do?

[Verse 4]
Sermons on the corner, preachers buzzin' like a beeper,
Tithes or taxes, gotta pay off the reaper,
Scriptures and laws, both bent, twisted, and contorted,
Behold the golden calf, loose lips get deported.

[Chorus]
Holiness and power, deadly cocktail, ain't that neat?
Pulpit and the podium, playin' chicken in the heat,
Crosses and the crowns, both icy and deceit,
Street or the steeple, everybody gotta eat.