The Poison Wine

THE POISON WINE - Written by Carroll Bryant

Come to me, I am the Lord - I thought he said

Are you free? 

Come and explore the land of the dead

I am only asking for your soul

But you have to pay a price for me to take it

I can give you all a better life

But you will have to have the will to make it

Sacrifice, leave it to me - I heard him say

Paradise is right around the corner

Come any day

You must give me all of your possessions 

You will not need them anymore

My name is J.J. and I must be worshiped

I am the one you must adore

I don’t understand how just one man

Can kill so many people just by talking to them

They drank the poison wine

Come to me, I am the Lord - I thought he said

Are you free?

Come and explore the land of the dead

I am your government

I am your king

Whatever I say, you must do

Always remember we are religious people

And we shall all die before this is through

I don’t understand how just one man

Can kill so many people just by talking to them

They drank the poison wine

Murder never looked so beautiful

So wonderful

So peaceful and mundane 

Love was never so scriptable 

So hypocritical 

And cynical to the point of insane 

Who is crazier, the leader or the ones who follow him?

Come to me, I am the Lord - I thought he said

Are you free? 

Come and explore the land of the dead

I am only asking for your soul

But you have to pay a price for me to take it

I can give you all a better life

But you will have to have the will to make it

I don’t understand how just one man

Can kill so many people just by talking to them

They drank the poison wine