1998
The story for this song is that i found a sound sample saying ''Bless me Father, for I have sinned'' and that sample was all i needed for my fantasy to start building the background for this song.
In my head i started to think about how all the world religons all, have some rules about care for each other and to be nice to the stranger. But somehow every religion by time gets missconducted by people with own agendas and the power to use the religion in a way that turn the peoples to blindly belivers or foes.
Lyrics:
Bless me Father, for I have sinned
Bless me Father, for I have sinned
I have sinned
No other gods before You, but we chase our gold and fame
We bow to screens and idols, forget the power in Your name
Don't take Your name in vain, but we curse when we are mad
We joke about the holy, call evil good and good bad
Keep the Sabbath day in honor, but we work and never rest
We shop and scroll on Sundays, put our worship second best
Honor father, honor mother, but we talk back, turn away
We leave the old and lonely, no gentle word, no time to stay
You said: You shall not murder, but hatred's in our hearts
We stab with words on the internet, tear each other apart
You shall not commit adultery, but lust is everywhere
We cheat on vows and secrets, swipe away like we don't care
You shall not steal, but we're taking more than what is ours
From stolen time at workplaces to corruption in high towers
You shall not bear false witness, but we twist the truth online
We gossip, lie and slander, spread a rumor like it's fine
You shall not covet, but we're wanting all we see
The neighbors' lives and houses, their bodies, fame, and money
All these holy commandments, like mirrors to our soul
They show our broken nature, how far we are from whole
Allmost alla of us humans is sinners in one or another way
From secrets in the darkness to the masks we wear by day
No one's hands are spotless, no one's record is clean
We've all broken Your commandments, in the heart and in the seen
Bless me Father, for I have sinned
Bless me Father, for I have sinned
Wars for land and power, bombs that fall on children's heads
Murder in our cities, blood on streets and empty beds
Leaders lying to the nations, selling truth for votes and gain
Greed of banks and corporations, building empires out of pain
Families torn by cheating, broken trust and hidden phones
Kids left crying in the silence of divided, angry homes
We worship brands and money, trust in weapons, lust and fame
The Ten Commandments still are holy, but we break them just the same
Bless me Father, for I have sinned
Bless us Father, for we've all sinned
Bless me Father, for I have sinned
Bless me Father, for I have sinned
I have sinned
Bless me Father, for I have sinned
Bless me Father, for I have sinned
I have sinned
No other gods before You, but we chase our gold and fame
We bow to screens and idols, forget the power in Your name
Don't take Your name in vain, but we curse when we are mad
We joke about the holy, call evil good and good bad
Keep the Sabbath day in honor, but we work and never rest
We shop and scroll on Sundays, put our worship second best
Honor father, honor mother, but we talk back, turn away
We leave the old and lonely, no gentle word, no time to stay
You said: You shall not murder, but hatred's in our hearts
We stab with words on the internet, tear each other apart
You shall not commit adultery, but lust is everywhere
We cheat on vows and secrets, swipe away like we don't care
You shall not steal, but we're taking more than what is ours
From stolen time at workplaces to corruption in high towers
You shall not bear false witness, but we twist the truth online
We gossip, lie and slander, spread a rumor like it's fine
You shall not covet, but we're wanting all we see
The neighbors' lives and houses, their bodies, fame, and money
All these holy commandments, like mirrors to our soul
They show our broken nature, how far we are from whole
Allmost alla of us humans is sinners in one or another way
From secrets in the darkness to the masks we wear by day
No one's hands are spotless, no one's record is clean
We've all broken Your commandments, in the heart and in the seen
Bless me Father, for I have sinned
Bless me Father, for I have sinned
Wars for land and power, bombs that fall on children's heads
Murder in our cities, blood on streets and empty beds
Leaders lying to the nations, selling truth for votes and gain
Greed of banks and corporations, building empires out of pain
Families torn by cheating, broken trust and hidden phones
Kids left crying in the silence of divided, angry homes
We worship brands and money, trust in weapons, lust and fame
The Ten Commandments still are holy, but we break them just the same
Bless me Father, for I have sinned
Bless us Father, for we've all sinned
Bless me Father, for I have sinned
Bless me Father, for I have sinned
I have sinned