We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

The Check

from The Swan Chorus by Swan Chorus

/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      £1 GBP  or more

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Gatefold card case. Artwork by Peter Dover, our drummer

    Includes unlimited streaming of The Swan Chorus via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 4 days

      £8 GBP or more 

     

lyrics

The Check

Look here comes the invisible choir and I sing with the singers
When I rattle my collection plate it's like a thousand drums

And to the motherless freaks in the crowd I'm the king of the slingers
And I'm selling you a tractor beam in case the rapture comes

No need to hide behind the bible they skip right over the T and C
Scroll to the bottom and click I agree

And the irony's delicious they're paying for the boat with the helicopter pad on the deck

And the taste is sacrilicious cos no one gets to vote,
'til the great celestial waiter says it's time to pick up the cheque

Watch me preach the prosperity gospel the myth of creation
We're a million little rabbits in your cabbage patch
And send your grocery money to me for a shot at salvation
Pray to every lottery ticket that you scratch.

We're modifying your behaviour, the lines are open but you can't get through
A busy signal for the fools like you

And you're waiting for the money that the saviour saved for you
'cos the sharks are swimming close to the wreck
And it isn't milk and honey that trickles down on you
And the great celestial waiter says it's time to pick up the cheque

I'll blame and shame you and scold you had every sign post on your search
Get this its Jesus that told you to give your money up to this guy's church

Insert an appropriate straw man that I can setup for the fall
And that's right I'm breakin’ the law man

I went through the Valley and climbed up the mountain,
Stood on the summit and looked for the fountain of youth
But there was just a big long drop.

Now my prayers go unanswered, so hey what's the harm in hitching my wagon to Dawkins and Darwin and the truth?

It pays to keep your options open

credits

from The Swan Chorus, released August 15, 2018

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Swan Chorus image

Swan Chorus Liverpool, UK

We are a three piece progressive rock band from Liverpool, England

Check our Facebook page for updates and information

If you like the album and the band, please tell your friends

contact / help

Contact Swan Chorus

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

Swan Chorus recommends:

If you like Swan Chorus, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Fabiana Palladino stops by to talk about her mesmeric debut LP.
listen now