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Evening Prayer

from Sedition by The Sedatives

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Thank you, God, that I have it so good;
for water to drink and a spot of food;
Vichy Nouveau and salmon filet
accompanied by a glass of Chardonnay

Thank you, God, for all that I've got;
for my detached house in a secluded lot;
for my double glazing and my mobile-phone
and for the generous terms of my building society loan.

Thank you, Lord, for a loving wife.
Please keep us from all emotion and strife.
And thank you, Lord, for the cosy illusion
of a family locked in safe nuclear fusion.

Thank you, God, for my wonderful kids;
for their Barbie dolls and their Tamagochi pets.
Thank you for their strict parental rule
and the above-average examination results of the local school.

It says in your Good Book, "Eat and drink for tomorrow you may die".
But I never understood that, Lord, and I'd like to ask you, why
you in your infinite wisdom and your transcendental dimension
never gave us any advice on how to plan for an adequate pension.

Thank you, Jesus, for our neighbourhood
and its total absence of ethnic take-away food,
and for the slide and the swings in the local park
and the police who chase away the glue-sniffers after dark.

And thank you, God, for our welfare state
and for making me so generous as to donate
a few percent tax to the poor and needy.
Oh, and thank you for our oil-rich national economy.

It says in Jesus' gospel, "He who would gain his life must lose it",
but though I read the Bible, though I study and peruse it,
I fail to find any wisdoms-word about police and law-enforcement
or how to examine a contract for personal health insurance.

You've been so good to me, God, that I'm really not sure
if I need to ask you for anything more.
Oh - a few good friends might be useful, Lord;
and an answer to the question, "Why am I so fucking bored ?"

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from Sedition, released September 22, 2016
Music and lyrics © Bjørn Frengstad and David Banks 1998
ISRC: UK-DVB-16-00022

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The Sedatives Chesterfield, UK

The Sedatives are Bjørn Frengstad and Dave Banks.

They first sung together as members of the mythical "Groundwater Boys" in Trondheim, Norway, and continued to write and play following Dave's return to Chesterfield, UK, in 1998.

They have toured their music throughout western Siberia and selected pubs in the eastern Peak District of Derbyshire. ... more

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