Cold War Kids - Sermons Lyrics

Getting closer every day
Getting closer every day

Lord, have mercy on me
We're talking about two different things
Television and Life magazine
Lord, have mercy on me, oh Lord, have mercy on me

Got this idea in my head and I can't get it out
That all the money in the mint couldn't water a drought
I'm piling treasures up on earth, what you keep and what you take
Property, vanity and even knowledge for knowledge sake

While I say, Lord, have mercy on me
We're talking about two different things
Television and Life magazine
Lord, have mercy on me, aye oh, Lord, have mercy on me

Want to see you psychoanalyst, experienced in assisting to adjust
European travel, the H-Bomb, Onassis, please come home
The front page of the New York Times
The front page of the New York Times

Lord, have mercy on me
We're talking about two different things
Television and Life magazine
Lord, have mercy on me, oh, Lord, have mercy on me

Quit your gripping, shine your shoes
I'll tell you a little secret for your blues
Don't make no difference who is watching from the stands
The fat lady will always clap her hands

Lord, have mercy on me
You say it even if you're robbing from the poor
Lord, have mercy on me
Yeah, I believe the words can change the heart

The words will change the heart
The words will change the heart
The words will change the heart
The words will change the heart

Lord, have mercy on me, Lord, have mercy on me
Talking about two different things
Television and Life magazine
Lord, have mercy on me, oh Lord, Lord, have mercy on me

Getting closer every day
Getting closer every day
Getting closer every day