Holy water on the brain and I'm losin' sleep
Holy Bible on the night stand next to me
As I'm raped by another monkey circus freak
Tryin' to take my indigence away from me, from me yeah

Holy water is rustin' me, yeah
Holy water is rustin' me, is rustin' me, rustin' me

Bloody murder is the best I've heard her scream
Holy devil in the flesh some might believe
And they take thine majesty so seriously
'Cause it's the big lies more likely to be believed, believed

Yeah, holy water is rustin' me
Yeah, holy water is rustin' me, is rustin' me
Rustin' me, yeah

Damn the water if its life, you want to drink
Mind your mother if it makes you feel at ease
As you're raped by another monkey circus freak
'Cause its the big lies are more likely to be believed, believed

Yeah, holy water is rustin' me
Yeah, holy water is rustin' me
Yeah, holy water is rustin' me, is rustin' me
Rustin' me

Rustin' me
Rustin' me, yeah
Rustin' me


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    ShadowOfThePast is talking shit because they obviously don't believe in God, and so are a lot of you. Chris Cornell believe in God. Okay? He believes in God, trust me I know this. There's no rebelling, you're just guessing. He does however write songs about religeon and it seems like

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