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| − | In the wooden silence | + | In the wooden silence<br> |
| − | genuflecting fornicators | + | genuflecting fornicators<br> |
| − | seek penance and false-toothed | + | seek penance and false-toothed<br> |
| − | idealists throw grub steaks on the offering plate | + | idealists throw grub steaks on the offering plate<br> |
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| − | light a candle for the sinners | + | light a candle for the sinners<br> |
| − | light a fire | + | light a fire<br> |
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| + | self-pronounced prophet, parable seeking Protestant<br> | ||
| + | preaches his diatomic dogma,<br> | ||
| + | disembowelling indiscreetly.<br> | ||
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| + | Supplicate<br> | ||
| + | congregate<br> | ||
| + | the world looks better through stained glass<br> | ||
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| + | light a candle for the sinners<br> | ||
| + | set the world on fire<br> | ||
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| + | Falsities<br> | ||
| + | Falsities<br> | ||
| + | Falsities, Factuality’s<br> | ||
| + | All sitting like eager sponges,<br> | ||
| + | soaking up the tertiary realities of life. <br> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The poem can be found on page 58 in [[The Long Hard Road Out of Hell]]. | *The poem can be found on page 58 in [[The Long Hard Road Out of Hell]]. | ||
Revision as of 01:57, 24 March 2010
| "Stained Glass" from The Long Hard Road Out of Hell | ||
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| Written by {{{Writer}}} | ||
| Released: | February 14, 1998 | |
| Illustrator: | P. R. Brown | |
| Publisher: | ReganBooks | |
| Narrator: | ||
| Media type: | Print (Paperback) | |
| Length: | 288 pages | |
| ISBN: | 0060392584 | |
"Stained Glass" is a poem Brian Warner wrote to Night Terrors magazine in 1988. The letters along with the poem can be found in The Long Hard Road Out of Hell.
Poem
In the wooden silence
genuflecting fornicators
seek penance and false-toothed
idealists throw grub steaks on the offering plate
light a candle for the sinners
light a fire
self-pronounced prophet, parable seeking Protestant
preaches his diatomic dogma,
disembowelling indiscreetly.
Supplicate
congregate
the world looks better through stained glass
light a candle for the sinners
set the world on fire
Falsities
Falsities
Falsities, Factuality’s
All sitting like eager sponges,
soaking up the tertiary realities of life.
Trivia
- The poem can be found on page 58 in The Long Hard Road Out of Hell.
- The line "light a candle for the sinners, set the world on fire" was to be used 8 years later in the song "1996".
