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Lilies
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Lilies was released on November 7, 2025 by Kaput Mundi as a part of the album All That's Solid Melts Into Air
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Release DateNovember 7, 2025
LabelKaput Mundi
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM89

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
John Devon Church
John Devon Church
Bass, Keyboards, Drum Machine, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Devon Church
John Devon Church
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Devon Church
John Devon Church
Producer

Lyrics

The lilies of the field
The birds of the air
Neither spin nor toil nor suffer
From diseases of despair
The birds of the air
Neither sow nor till the soil
And the lilies of the field
All are unemployed
But they dress in royal finery
The lily sparkles like a gem
While high above
The sky clad bird shines like a seraphim
Well if the lord adorned these little ones
More regally than Solomon
What about the human sons
And daughters she adores?
We'll tear the winter palace down
Let all her children wear the crown
Forgive all debts, O Jubilee!
Let every lily and bird be free
'Unemploy the bosses now!
We don't work for you anyhow!'
The birds will sing as the lilies play
'Our liberty is not for sale!'
Jesus was an anarchist
Mother Earth's a communist
And if you think I'm being weird
Consider the lilies of the field
Jesus came to smash the state
Mother Earth fills every plate
But if you'd prefer your market share
Consider the birds of the air
Well preacher, is this blasphemy?
Is it an abomination?
Let's take a look at what you've done
To the least of these, my little ones
The lilies wilt, the fields are dry
The birds are falling from the sky
A billion children starve and weep
While the billionaires are fast asleep
Jesus Christ came with the whip
And He struck no beast or slave with it
No He stuck it to the money lender,
The hypocrite and the debt collector
He said 'Heaven's kingdom dwells inside
The ones for whom self-interest dies
And for all the grease the rich apply
No camel's gonna pass through no needle's eye'
Written by: John Devon Church
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