Once again, it's the Pelligrino Girls singing their Mega-Non-Hit, Rapture, from their latest CD...Oh Fuck...We Got Left Behind...Guess We Got THAT One Wrong!
here I am
with no one else to blame
selfish now
feeling so ashamed
thought I’d leave
sinners all behind
in the same boat with you
I got stuck here n’ missed the Rapture
here I am
what a sham
I’m no better than you
well I’ll be damned
heart to heart
sadly arrogant
and it's all consuming
righteous while presuming in Rapture
bible school said everybody’s a sinner
Made me think that I was a winner
sweet confession savin’ me
up to heaven one two three
I got found since I was lost
save my soul at any cost
preachin’ at the sinners made me feel good
drove everybody crazy in the neighborhood
representin’ Jesus was a real blast
even if it left my heart overcast
savin’ some soul feel he was much worse than me
missin’ the heart of god opportunity
here I am actin’ holier than thou
bein’ as pious as my mind would allow
everyone’s the same to me
don’t wanna be in their vicinity
don’t really care it’s all about me
don’t matter if me and god really don’t agree
I’ll go anywhere and tell them just how good I am
pretending to love them oh what a fucking shame
one on one, face to face
not heart to heart what a disgrace
can’t get too close and show I care
‘cause bein’ superficial is all I dare
face to face and mind to mind and eye to eye
my indifference was enuff to make god cry
rapture, be right
what a flight… takin’ in the sight
go n’ take a stand, lend a hand
see the need across the land
stay stuck, what the fuck
what the hell it’s just their dumb luck
go ahead and pass the buck
but maybe god’ll forgive me help me see
'stuck' here’s an opportunity bein' TG
maybe resume my membership with the human race
I can love them…show them...care for them
just act now oh wow
bein’ left behind is a sign should be sweet and kind
compassion is the real goldmine
Rapture
Words and Music by
Deborah Harry and
Chris Stein
Comments
Preaching To The Choir
Of course the people who should read this won't. Besides, it doesn't apply to them. I was waiting for the rapture, but had to go to the bathroom. When I was through, I checked the answering machine. There weren't any messages. I guess I missed it. I'll check the eleven o'clock news.
Portia
Portia
"compassion is the real goldmine"
yes it is. Well done.
Dorothycolleen
I have that LP, plus Heart of Glass and several others
The FIRST rap song to chart on the top whatever it is Billboard chart and done by a WOMAN!
Whodathunkit?
John in Wauwatosa
P,.S. If any REALLY hot gals out there think the world is about to end, please PM me and we can "go out with a bang!"
P.P.S. If the world is REALY about to end, you KNOW that was a joke, Ghod. Right?
John in Wauwatosa
And Here I Was, Worried
I'm damned! The earth didn't move for me last night. What must it feel like to wake up this morning, all disappointed?
You captured the zeitgeist, 'Drea. Don't let it go, 'cos your watch might be slow,
Joanne
I admit, I had half hoped...!
Hey,maybe I would be myself in heaven, instead of this monstrosity. Oh well! Wait-maybe it was 6PM Honolulu time? Still a chance, perhaps?
Wren
Blondie, that's it.
Saw the title and a bit of the song jumped into my head and sat there smirking. Took 10 minutes to finally think who did it. Must admit I struggle a bit with the rhythm of this one, it's a weird vocal line. But nicely done as ever Drea.
The religious rapture idea is an odd one to me, but hey, maybe next time huh. I wonder how many are relieved or depressed. Live while ya got it kids, won't last forever. Then we'll see... or not....
Kris
That was me when I was young...
It's hard to look up when you're on your high horse. It makes you look down on others. But God and life humble us all. Luckily I was humbled early and fell off that horse. Much easier to look up when you're on your knees!
A lesson in humility. Thank you for this, Andrea,
Ole
We are each exactly as God made us. God does not make mistakes!
Gender rights are the new civil rights!