Plastic God lyrics

They sold me a piece of heaven so I could endure this hell They told me to pray While they were stealing from me Faith has become a commodity Tithing became a prison And salvation comes at a price With a credit card in hand Sartre said If God doesn't exist, I am responsible For everything I do For every miserable gesture But they taught me to wait For a miracle that never comes While life goes by And the misery continues too Plastic God Sold on the shelf Plastic God Faith that's become a banner They promised me heaven So I'd keep quiet on earth Plastic God And hunger gives no respite The pastor has a private jet The faithful have only pain Promises of prosperity For those who sweat it out They use the sacred name To exploit despair And anyone who questions faith Is treated like the lost lamb I don't deny those who believe I deny those who use belief As a weapon of control As a wall As a sentence Condemned to be free But they want me on my knees Free to think But they want me silenced Plastic God Sold on the shelf Plastic God Faith that's become a flag Pray and obey I won't get down on my knees Donate and believe I won't support it Wait for the miracle I'll save myself on my own There's no God in plastic There's only man exploiting I smash the idol I tear off the blindfold I raise my head I am responsible for myself I don't wait for heaven I build the ground The faith that saves me Is the one I build with my own hands