Lyrics

[Verse 1] Give us this day our daily dose of faux affliction Forgive our sins, forged at the pulpit With forked tongues selling faux sermons 'Cause I am a new-wave gospel sharp, and you'll be thy witness So, gentlemen, if you're gonna preach For God sakes, preach with conviction! [Chorus] Strike up the band! Whoa-oh, the conductor is beckoning Come, congregation, let's sing it like you mean it No, don't you get it? Don't you get it? Now, don't you move Strike up the band! Whoa-oh, the conductor is beckoning Come, congregation, let's sing it like you mean it No, don't you get it? Don't you get it? Now, don't you move [Post-Chorus] Just stay where I can see you, douse the lights! ...We sure are in for a show tonight! [Verse 2] In this little number, we're graced by two displays of character We've got the gunslinger extraordinaire, a walking contradiction And I, for one, can see no blood From the hearts and the wrists you allegedly slit And I, for one, won't stand for this If this scene were a parish, you'd all be condemned [Chorus] Strike up the band! Whoa-oh, the conductor is beckoning Come, congregation, let's sing it like you mean it No, don't you get it? Don't you get it? Now, don't you move Strike up the band! Whoa-oh, the conductor is beckoning Come, congregation, let's sing it like you mean it No, don't you get it? Don't you get it? Now, don't you, don't you move [Post-Chorus] Just stay where I can see you, douse the lights ...We sure are in for a show tonight! Just stay where I can see you, douse the lights! ...We sure are in for a show tonight! Stay where I can see you, douse the lights! [Interlude] La-da-da, da-da-da-da Da-da-da, da-da-da-da La-da-da, da-da-da-da [Chorus] Strike up the band! Whoa-oh, the conductor is beckoning Come, congregation, let's sing it like you mean it No, don't you get it? Don't you get it? Now, don't you move Strike up the band! Whoa-oh, the conductor is beckoning Come, congregation, let's sing it like you mean it No, don't you get it? Don't you get it? Now, don't you move Don't you move, don't you move... strike up the band!