Beck - Profanity Prayers (Modern Guilt)

Beck performing "Profanity Prayers" from his 2008 Interscope/XL album "Modern Guilt."

Lyrics-

In a cast iron cage
You couldn't help but stare like a creature
With the laws of a brothel
And the fireproof bones of a teacher
And your lingo coined
From the sacrament of a casino
On a government loan
With a guillotine in your libido

Who's gonna answer profanity prayers?
Who's gonna answer profanity prayers?

Well you know how it looks
When you pull all your books from the table
And you stare into space
Trying to discern what to say now
And you wait at the light
And watch for a sign that you're breathing
'Cause you can't just live on air
And float to the ceiling

Who's gonna answer profanity prayers?
Who's gonna answer profanity prayers?

Who's gonna answer profanity prayers?
Who's gonna answer profanity prayers?

Credits-

Vocals: Beck Hansen
Electric Guitar: Beck Hansen
Slide Guitar: Beck Hansen
Acoustic Guitar: Beck Hansen
Bass Guitar: Beck Hansen
Beats: Danger Mouse
Produced By: Beck Hansen, Danger Mouse
Engineered By: Drew Brown
Recorded At: Anonyme Studios
This Video Edited By: StrayBlues
Thanks To: Interscope, XL, UMG, Beck Hansen, whiskeyclone
MMVIII

Category:

Music

Tags:

• beck
• hansen
• profanity
• prayers
• modern
• guilt
• alternative

[LeZimen]

This song makes me want to drink beer while dancing naked.

[onlyhere4commenting]

I love the part that goes

DOON-DOO-DOO-DOO

DOON-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOON

(duh-DUH-DUH-duh-duh-duh-DUH-D­UH-DUH)



[ChairmanOfTheBoard42]

I know Beck is sometimes all over the place with his lyrics but The line "Who's gonna answer profanity prayers?", really speaks to me for some reason...

[franciscocreammusic]

@onlyhere4commenting

I know exactly what part you're referring to, it is a good part! haha

[meisgiorgos]

is there a tab for this?

[zachobocious]

Becks best album hands down.

[MrStarman28]

love this song!

[wigwambam]

i love danger mouse

[smokeyvv]

embedding disabled why?

[smokeyvv]

AWESOME TUNE