Priests of the Modern Age

We want our leaders head and shoulders above the rest

We want a Jesus who agrees with our politics

We want to follow a dollar, not a crucifix

We want a master who will promise to meet our needs

'Cause we'd rather be in Egypt than believe

Would only take the path if we can see

When politicians are the priest of the modern age

You'll be sacrificed for power at a minimum wage

You'll be put out to pasture by the god you've made

You can wrap your soul in red and blue

Serving idols that'll never care about you

It'll leaven the lump, just let it prove

Oh, things are not okay

They're not okay

They're not okay

Things are not okay

They're not okay

They're not okay, yeah

We want a pastor who will feed us what we like

Tabernacles into markets, investing tithes

Shop around till we get a return we like

We'll turn the house of prayer into a den of thieves

Stealing glory from God to sing songs about me

Funny how encounters are never countering

Oh, confirmation bias never saved a soul

Celebrity Jesus can't make you whole

You can't buy and sell what you never owned

Only show up Sunday morning to be blessed

The only thing I need a savior for is stress

If you make it easy, then I'll say "Yes"

Things are not okay

They're not okay

They're not okay

Things are not okay

They're not okay

They're not okay

Gameshow griftin' politic-in' media stars

Won't get down in the dirt to heal a broken heart

'Cause you can't stop the act once it starts