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So they say you're trouble, boy
Just because you like to destroy
All the things that bring the idiots joy
Well, what's wrong with a little destruction?
And the Kunst won't talk to you
'Cause you kissed St. Rollox Adieu
'Cause you robbed a supermarket or two
Well, who gives a damn about the prophets of Tesco?
Did I see you in a limousine
Flinging out the fish and the unleavened
Turn the rich into wine as you walk on the mean
Well the fallen are the virtuous among us
Walk among us
Never judge us
Yeah we're all
Up now and get 'em, boy
Up now and get 'em, boy
Drink to the devil and death at the doctors
Did I see you in a limousine
Flinging out the fish and the unleavened, well
Five thousand users fed today
Oh, as you feed us
Won't you lead us
To be blessed
So we stole and drank Champagne
On the seventh seal you said you never feel pain
I never feel pain, won't you hit me again?
I need a bit of black and blue to be a rotation
In my blood I felt bubbles burst
There was a flash of fist, an eyebrow burst
You've a lazy laugh and a red white shirt
I fall to the floor, fainting at the sight of blood
Did I see you in a limousine
Flinging out the fish and the unleavened
You turn the rich into wine
Walk on the mean
Be they Magdalene or virgin, you've already been
You've already been, already seen
That the fallen are the virtuous among us
Walk among us
Never judge us
To be blessed
La la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la, la la la la
So I'm sorry if I ever resisted
I never had a doubt you ever existed
I only have a problem when people insist on
Taking their hate, placing it on your name
Some say you're trouble, boy
Just because you like to destroy
You are the word, the word is 'destroy'
I break this bottle and think of you fondly
Did I see you in a limousine
Flinging out the fish and the unleavened
To the whore in a hostel
Or the scum of a scheme, turn the rich into wine
Walk on the mean
It's not a jag in the arm
It's a nail in the beam
On the barren Earth
You scatter your seed
Be they Magdalene or virgin
You've already been
Yeah, you've already been
We've already seen
Yeah, you've already been
We've already seen
That the fallen are the virtuous among us
Walk among us
Oh if you judge us
We're all damned
Just because you like to destroy
All the things that bring the idiots joy
Well, what's wrong with a little destruction?
And the Kunst won't talk to you
'Cause you kissed St. Rollox Adieu
'Cause you robbed a supermarket or two
Well, who gives a damn about the prophets of Tesco?
Did I see you in a limousine
Flinging out the fish and the unleavened
Turn the rich into wine as you walk on the mean
Well the fallen are the virtuous among us
Walk among us
Never judge us
Yeah we're all
Up now and get 'em, boy
Up now and get 'em, boy
Drink to the devil and death at the doctors
Did I see you in a limousine
Flinging out the fish and the unleavened, well
Five thousand users fed today
Oh, as you feed us
Won't you lead us
To be blessed
So we stole and drank Champagne
On the seventh seal you said you never feel pain
I never feel pain, won't you hit me again?
I need a bit of black and blue to be a rotation
In my blood I felt bubbles burst
There was a flash of fist, an eyebrow burst
You've a lazy laugh and a red white shirt
I fall to the floor, fainting at the sight of blood
Did I see you in a limousine
Flinging out the fish and the unleavened
You turn the rich into wine
Walk on the mean
Be they Magdalene or virgin, you've already been
You've already been, already seen
That the fallen are the virtuous among us
Walk among us
Never judge us
To be blessed
La la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la, la la la la
So I'm sorry if I ever resisted
I never had a doubt you ever existed
I only have a problem when people insist on
Taking their hate, placing it on your name
Some say you're trouble, boy
Just because you like to destroy
You are the word, the word is 'destroy'
I break this bottle and think of you fondly
Did I see you in a limousine
Flinging out the fish and the unleavened
To the whore in a hostel
Or the scum of a scheme, turn the rich into wine
Walk on the mean
It's not a jag in the arm
It's a nail in the beam
On the barren Earth
You scatter your seed
Be they Magdalene or virgin
You've already been
Yeah, you've already been
We've already seen
Yeah, you've already been
We've already seen
That the fallen are the virtuous among us
Walk among us
Oh if you judge us
We're all damned
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This song is filled with double meanings, which is only appropriate because it functions just as well as a religious commentary (along the lines of: society is so that if Jesus came back we'd probably kill him again, and the ones fundamentalists call 'sinners' are closer to God than those who hypocritically kill in God's name) as a near-perfect party song custom-made for dance parties inhabited by outsiders such as the sinning, supermarket-robbing, hard-drinking and violent main character.
According to Wikipedia, Kunst is the German and Dutch word for "art," so the Kunst appear to be the high and mighty who spurn the hero of this song. It is also more than likely that it is a pun on "cunts", seeing as how they regularly censor the word when playing the song live (at least on TV appearances, where the FCC may not be friendly to such a double-entendre) and the fact that Franz has dabbled in the same type of punnery in their past work (see the "Do You Want To" video where a member of the band removes the letter O from an art exhibit containing the word COUNT).
The prophets of Tesco that the narrator spurns, playing off of the prophet/profit homonym, could either mean the funds of the supermarket branch or a sardonic name for a group of people who view the supermarket (and, by extension, capitalism) as a type of religion.
"Five thousand users fed today" always sounded to me like "Five thousand uses for today." I still think the latter is a better and less awkward line (how often are misheard lyrics improvements?), but seeing the other double meanings and slanted pronunciations in this song, it could well be intentional. At least that's what I'm hoping.