Alas For You

JESUS
Alas, alas for you, lawyers and pharisees
Hypocrites that you be
Searching for souls and fools to forsake them
You travel the land, you scour the sea
Then when you've got your converts you make them twice as fit for hell
As you are yourselves

Alas, alas for you, lawyers and pharisees
Hypocrites that you are
Sure that the kingdom of heaven awaits you
You will not venture half so far
Other men who might enter the gates you keep from passing through
Drag them down with you

You snakes, you viper's brood
You cannot escape being devil's food
I send you prophets and I send you preachers
Sages in rages and ages of teachers
Nothing can mar your mood

Alas, alas for you, lawyers and pharisees
Hypocrites to a man
Sons of the dogs who murdered the prophets
Finishing off what your fathers began
You don't have time to scorn or scoff, it's getting very late
Vengeance doesn't wait

You snakes, you viper's brood
You cannot escape being devil's food
I send you prophets and I send you preachers
Sages in rages and ages of teachers
Nothing can mar your mood

Blind guides, blind fools
The blood you've spilt on you will fall
This nation, this generation
Shall bear the guilt of it all
Alas, alas, alas
Blind fools

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