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Irreverend James & The Critical Mass Choir - Punk Prayer

from Who Breaks a Butterfly upon a Wheel? A Tribute to Pussy Riot by Turn Me On, Dead Man Recordings

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Lyrics adapted from Carol Rumens’ English translation

Virgin Mary, Mother of God, impugn Putin, oppugn him,
Virgin Mary, Mother of God, throw the book at Putin, we pray thee!

Congregations genuflect
Black robes brag gilt epaulettes
Freedom's dead and gone to heaven
Gay Pride's chained and in detention

KGB's chief saint descends
Guiding punks straight to the pen
Don't upset His Saintship, ladies
Stick to making love and babies, please

Shit shit so steeped in shit
Shit shit sanctimonious shit
Shit shit self-righteous shit
Shit shit this holy shit

Bless our festering bastard-boss
Let black cars parade the Cross
As preachers school the middle class
Meet them there, and pay in cash
Patriarch Gundy* believes in Putin
Who the hell do they think they’re foolin’?
24 years – how many more?
Vilify every troublesome whore
Bless our rights, forget the rite –
Join our protest, Holy Virgin, please

Shit shit this holy shit
Shit shit self-righteous shit
Shit shit sanctimonious shit
Shit shit this papal bull-
Shit shit self-serving shit
Shit shit this holy shit
Dierdmo Dierdmo Dierdmo Llorda
Dierdmo Dierdmo Dierdmo Llorda
Shit shit this holy shit
Shit shit self-righteous shit
Shit shit sanctimonious shit
Shit shit this papal bull-
Shit shit self-serving shit
Shit shit this holy shit
Dierdmo Dierdmo Dierdmo Llorda
Dierdmo Dierdmo Dierdmo Llorda

*Solo

Virgin Mary, Mother of God
Holy feminist, we pray thee
Virgin Mary, Mother of God
Be a fucking feminist, set Mother Russia free

*Patriarch Kirill I of Moscow, born Vladimir Mikhailovich Gundyayev

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from Who Breaks a Butterfly upon a Wheel? A Tribute to Pussy Riot, released December 23, 2013
originally released February 21, 2013
www.criticalmasschoir.com/punkprayer/

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