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mediocre savior
noah mclaughlin

saint alex lived beneath the stairs
and caught his lover unawares
in dirt and grime
he passed the time
to prove his holy worth

a mediocre savior, he
a hidden light in times of need
and in the end
it did portend
that alex lacked in mirth

god is laughter when you're after
angels dancing high
faith is frightening human lightning
follows heaven's sigh

alex op'ed his soul to to me
and sang me hymns of poverty
a holy chord
to please the lord
but alex could not laugh

he passed the years 'til sickness came
and wrenched his bones and struck him lame
he cried in joy
but all the noise
was not but holy chaff

god is laughter when you're after
angels dancing high
faith is frightening human lightning
follows heaven's sigh

god is a man
playing to a crowd
too afraid to laugh
are you afraid to laugh

beat your kids in a walmart parking lot
take his name in vain? yeah quite a lot
sell your ass for drugs in alabama
sunday you're back signing hallelujah

based just on your own behavior
he's a mediocre savior
based just on your own behavior
he's a mediocre savior

be a racist, be a homophobe
shed your phony tears for embryos
vote for those who say they work for him
send your children off to die for them

based just on your own behavior
he's a mediocre savior
based just on your own behavior
he's a mediocre savior

you're the one who says that you believe
you're supposed to turn the other cheek
i don't give a fuck so I can say
the image that you show of him today

based just on your own behavior
he's a mediocre savior
based just on your own behavior
he's a mediocre savior

Lyrics: Lex Butera
Music: Lex Butera and James Bean

The Last planes have flown
Now the world is open
Lets examine the streets
To see where we were mistaken
Your red and white purse
The one you were given
So full of expenses
Unpaid costs of living

The quicksand cools our toes
We follow where it goes
We end up sinking down to
Places that the sun don't know
You spoke but you forget
And now your too upset
To help the situation
But we're beyond regret

Ahhhh
We're so far gone now
That We'd settle for
A Mediocre Savior
Ahhhh
We've let ourselves down
What used to be a bore
Has become hard labor

This is where it used to be
But now this world is a junkie
All sickly and strung out
On poisonous coffee
The red and white flag
Yeah it's the one you were wearing
As a symbol of peace
It looks like it has been burning

Apothecaries know
That as our sickness grows
We end up sinkin' down to
Places that the sun don't know
I'm talkin' through a mask
We're smokin' out the stress
To help our situation
Though i'm still not impressed

Ahhhh
We're so far gone now
That We'd settle for
A Mediocre Savior
Ahhhh
We've let ourselves down
What used to be a bore
Has become hard labor

jeff robertson wrote:beat your kids in a walmart parking lot
take his name in vain? yeah quite a lot
sell your ass for drugs in alabama
sunday you're back signing hallelujah

based just on your own behavior
he's a mediocre savior
based just on your own behavior
he's a mediocre savior

be a racist, be a homophobe
shed your phony tears for embryos
vote for those who say they work for him
send your children off to die for them

based just on your own behavior
he's a mediocre savior
based just on your own behavior
he's a mediocre savior

you're the one who says that you believe
you're supposed to turn the other cheek
i don't give a fuck so I can say
the image that you show of him today

based just on your own behavior
he's a mediocre savior
based just on your own behavior
he's a mediocre savior

And I'd like to say I love these. Love them. Excited for the song. Although not ALL southerners are as you describe... I've got a ton of family in Mississippi... yes they're right wing, but I love them, and they're wonderful people. But I'm sure you weren't generalizing as such.

ditto phetal on the praise for Jeff's lyrics - great stuff!

Mediocre Saviour
- Caravan Ray

Little children follow me
Little children follow me
Little children come with me
I'm gonna set you free
Follow me
Follow me
Follow me
I'm gonna set you free
I'm the man for you, come follow me
I'll be there for you, come follow me
I'm the man for you, come follow me
I'm gonna set you free

Come here little children, put your hands in the air
Your path to redemption starts right here
Come here little children, get down on your knees
Give your praise to the Lord
And give your money to me

Little children follow me
Little children follow me
Little children come with me
I'm gonna set you free
Follow me
Follow me
Follow me
I'm gonna set you free
I'm the man for you, come follow me
I'll be there for you, come follow me
I'm the man for you, come follow me
I'm gonna set you free

Come with me and pay the price
I'll secure your place in Paradise
Jesus saves, and I save too
While the 12% interest accrues

Follow me
Follow me
Follow me
Follow me

Jesus said, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than it is for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Now, a lot of people don't know this, but the Aramaic Micro Camel which was around then, you don't see many of them about nowdays, was a very, very small camel.

Jesus Christ was not a Communist.

Man, it's been a while since I've entered. I think the last song I recorded for SF was back in December. I guess I haven't officially entered this one yet, but if the mix sits well over a day, I think it's safe to say I'll be in the fight.

ps - my song is about liking a girl who can't return the favor because of her religion.

Mediocre Savior - By Andrew Reist

Walking through the streetlights alone
I still found my home
Already forgetting your tone
And I'm on my own

Just because your savior doesn't feel the way I do
Yeah
Doesn't mean there ain't room in you for two
Yeah

Just because your savior doesn't love you like I do
Yeah
Doesn't mean your love is wrong or it's untrue

I'm told that we all need a savior
But in a little town
Don't need one that can get around

He'll take a gold star for your behavior
But just because he's true
Doesn't mean he's not like you
You know he's not a lot like you

When we're laying down on the floor
And you've closed the door
No more crying we're gonna roar
Don't need that no more.

Just because your savior doesn't feel the way I do
Yeah
Doesn't mean there ain't room in you for two
Yeah

Just because your savior doesn't love you like I do
Yeah
Doesn't mean your love is wrong or it's untrue

I'm told that we all need a savior
But in a little town
Don't need one that can get around

He'll take a gold star for your behavior
But just because he's true
Doesn't mean he's not like you
You know he's not a lot like you

I'm told that we all need a savior
But in a little town
Don't need one that can get around

He'll take a gold star for your behavior
But just because he's true
Doesn't mean he's not like you
You know he's not a lot like you

Mediocre Savior by Roger, Roll

In Spring, I had a dream we were the only ones who had a clue of what we had to do about the coming gloom, its hour come round at last. It slouched toward Bethlehem to be born. But by Fall, I would recall that it had all come true. And like the dream, you and me could not pull through with a timely plan. That's how it all began. But don't belabor our title as mediocre saviors. Next Spring will bring the damage from above, but unlike the dream (too bad for me) I won't wake up. I wish we could have helped, but we're bound to be enveloped in His favor. Not some mediocre savior's.

me: Boltoph

Somehow, so fine
if it's all yours and mine
turn on
fall down
way down

Whirlpool
pull me up to the middle
always able to be open
and then time you know slips by
time flies
how far gone, mediocre
how spun?
which way you flow
reason to one

Pull the plug
overdrive
tripping on a headstone
nowhere and full of none
mediocre savior
wish you were gone
mediocre savior
in between

One-to-one
two extremes to none
we go on

Pull the plug
overdrive
tripping on a headstone
nowhere and full of pride
mediocre savior
in between something beautiful and nothing, we go on
medocre savior
in between, pull the plug
tripping on a headstone
nowhere but full of love

you were on time, sunshine

Mediocre Saviour by Plain Songs for Doves & Tigers

You saved me from the sea...
You saved me from the sea...
You saved me from the sea...
which is where I wanted to be.

In a way I appreciate
that when I was ready to asphyxiate
you locked your lips on mine
and gave me life.
If life could have been there with you
or here with you, or on the Moon,
with you - you wouldn't have been
such a fool

to save me from the sea
which is where I wanted to be.

Oh your eyes are mother of pearl
but your feet, well they're not there
so you cannot guide me through
the dry dunes of despair.
And your hair is green and silver
and your bossom scallop-clad
but the scaly tail was a giveaway
that the whole plan sucked somewhat

to save me from the sea...
... where I wanted to be.

But to relieve you of all blame
I confess the tide has changed
I met this champion hurdling girl
last year.
And she's jumping many a hurdle with me
which is better than being drowned in the sea,
I'm sorry my kiss was so brief
and my heart so cold

when you saved me from the sea
where you felt akin to me
back when I swam out to sea.
And you're still waiting for company.

Mediocre Savior by Sven Mullet (unsubmitted)

I don't know why
We look at the sky
And then decide maybe
Some invisible guy
Controls our life
And when we die
Our souls will rise maybe
If we lived right

If he is real god is a cunt
If he is real god is a cunt

i'm afraid that my vocals ended up a bit hard to decipher for this fight, so here are the lyrics in case anyone is curious:
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i met you in the park one day
your long hair blowing in the breeze
your clothes they all looked handmade
your beard really impressed me
you asked me to sit down with you
and talk eternal life
i thought it was a little strange
that it would only cost my bike


you tried to make some wine
but just turned water into mud
i'd fear all the diseases
if i drank your blood


you knocked upon my door one day
then pushed your way inside
you kept talking about your faith
as one hour turned to five
you ate all that was in my fridge
as you preached about my life
then you took all of my clothes
and told me to forget my pride


you tried to make some wine
but just turned water into mud
i'd fear all the diseases
if i drank your blood
mediocre savior
you're always giving strangers hugs
i got to question your behavior
because you seem like you're on drugs

you tried to walk on water
but instead went for a swim
you said you would buy me a cookie
if i didn't sin
mediocre savior
you said that your way was a fact
told me you'd rise from the dead
you can barely rise from naps