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you know that statue
that statue of baby jesus
in the window
in the window of the 99 cent store
last night I saw the owner kiss it
and whisper in its ear
I was walking home from walgreen's
and he did not hear me see him
and on the
very very next morning
all the subway cars were hallelu-leluing
welcome back the baby king, the baby king
all the believers they were smiling
and winking at each other
I could honestly say I was scared for my life
they said, all the non-believers they get to eat dirt
and the believers get to spit on their graves...
you know that statue
that statue of baby jesus
in the window
in the window of the 99 cent store
they've been showing it on the news
it was thirty times its size
with a megaphone and a heart-shaped bruise
it was hovering in the skies
and all the
subway cars were hallelu-lelu-leluing, hallejuah
welcome back the baby king, the baby king
all the believers they were smiling
and winking at each other
I could honestly say I was scared for my life
they said, all the non-believers they get to eat dirt
and the believers get to spit on their graves...
believe!...
you know that statue
that statue of baby jesus
in the window
in the window of the 99 cent store
when I woke up I ran and bought it
and locked it in my closet
with a little bread and water
and a flashlight and a first aid kit til he grows
that statue of baby jesus
in the window
in the window of the 99 cent store
last night I saw the owner kiss it
and whisper in its ear
I was walking home from walgreen's
and he did not hear me see him
and on the
very very next morning
all the subway cars were hallelu-leluing
welcome back the baby king, the baby king
all the believers they were smiling
and winking at each other
I could honestly say I was scared for my life
they said, all the non-believers they get to eat dirt
and the believers get to spit on their graves...
you know that statue
that statue of baby jesus
in the window
in the window of the 99 cent store
they've been showing it on the news
it was thirty times its size
with a megaphone and a heart-shaped bruise
it was hovering in the skies
and all the
subway cars were hallelu-lelu-leluing, hallejuah
welcome back the baby king, the baby king
all the believers they were smiling
and winking at each other
I could honestly say I was scared for my life
they said, all the non-believers they get to eat dirt
and the believers get to spit on their graves...
believe!...
you know that statue
that statue of baby jesus
in the window
in the window of the 99 cent store
when I woke up I ran and bought it
and locked it in my closet
with a little bread and water
and a flashlight and a first aid kit til he grows
Lyrics submitted by Airyca
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when you were a kid laying in bed waiting for your dreams to carry you away, was there not a point where you suffered fear, perhaps something under your bed, perhaps a thump from down the hall. to think back on it do you feel fear at that thing still or humor that you were ever afraid in the first place?
i contend atheist mocking religions is our way of sharing a laugh at what we feared and now have no reason to.
and remember blasphemy is an unforgivable sin according to the bible, if we were unsure then making jokes is the last thin we would do.
an atheist perspective
and the believers get to spit on their graves...
believe!..."
I think she is trying to say that some Christians think that just because they believe in god means they can get away with anything they want, i.e. the just war theory, which was made after the roman empire adopted Christianity they had to find a way where, under their new religion, they could justify war, so they thought that sense they were doing it in the name of god, it was a just war. this has gone on through out the ages, and it doesn't show signs of stopping.
I LOVE YOU REGINA!!!
Jeepers!!
and the believers get to spit on their graves..."
defines racism perfectly.... love regina<33
In her dream, referencing all the "miracles" with Jesus on bread, or cheese, or whatever else, and the delusion that leads to people taking it as a sign of something supremely profound, that statue grows and becomes a sign and another miracle and sign from God about Jesus.
She gets scared for her life, because she's not a believer in Jesus, and didn't want to get left behind and die, or get spit on.
It's something I heard once from an acquaintance "Better I believe and play it safe, than to not believe and get sent to hell." So, she gets the Baby Jesus for herself, and gives it the essentials, just in case, it does grow, she'll get saved too.
you know that statue
that statue of baby jesus
in the window
in the window of the 99 cent store
last night I saw the owner kiss it
and whisper in its ear
I was walking home from walgreen's
and he did not hear me see him
[above is the part I think really happened]
[&then below is a dream.]
and on the
very very next morning
all the subway cars were hallelu-leluing
welcome back the baby king, the baby king
all the believers they were smiling
and winking at each other
I could honestly say I was scared for my life
they said, all the non-believers they get to eat dirt
and the believers get to spit on their graves...
you know that statue
that statue of baby jesus
in the window
in the window of the 99 cent store
they've been showing it on the news
it was thirty times its size
with a megaphone and a heart-shaped bruise
it was hovering in the skies
and all the
subway cars were hallelu-lelu-leluing, hallejuah
welcome back the baby king, the baby king
all the believers they were smiling
and winking at each other
I could honestly say I was scared for my life
they said, all the non-believers they get to eat dirt
and the believers get to spit on their graves...
believe!...
[then this is when she woke up, not thinking about how it was just a dream]
you know that statue
that statue of baby jesus
in the window
in the window of the 99 cent store
when I woke up I ran and bought it
and locked it in my closet
with a little bread and water
and a flashlight and a first aid kit til he grows
she feels like it's all happened.
I dk, I could be wrong.. but it's funny to think about.
It's about a little jewish girl who is walking home and sees the owner of the 99 cent store kiss the baby jesus.
She has a nightmare about the statue growing and all the christians thinking it's the time for repenting or salvation for whatever.
Then she wakes up and runs to the store buys the statue, puts it in her closet and waits for it to grow.
I doubt that Regina Spektor is trying to hate on the christians. If she is making fun of any group is religious extremists as a whole. People need to stop being so cynical about these sort of things.