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Ride That Beast

from Kingdom Vs. Empire by David Benjamin Blower

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One day in Babylon there was lies and money to be spun
Lies and money to be spun
So the Beast made himself a ladder, that all women should be judged upon its rungs
And scored from 10 - 1
And so the lie that womankind would find her only meaning in men's eyes
Only in men's eyes
Gave rise to a way of life and death that was made of fear and lies
Only fear and lies

Ride that beast darling, like you know you've been told to do
Ride that beast darling, even though you know he doesn't give a damn about you

And so the cries of the oppressed reached the beast there as he rested in his home
On his bed of precious stones
And so he started industries selling sexual empowerment to all
the women of the world
And the businesses they made theirselfs more money than you can burn up there in the sun
And all the suns beyond
But the sexual empowerment they sold lasted only as long
As it takes a man to cum

Ride that beast darling, like you know you've been told to do
Ride that beast darling, even though you know he doesn't give a damn about you

And so it seemed that many dreamed of being seen there up the ladder's hights
Amongst the stars of night
And the industries picked out promising young girls to be deified in lights
Giving glory to their might
And the Godesses were hung up there in public space till there's no place to hide
No place left to hide
But their empowerment means nothing - they're working the streets and making money for a bunch of liars
Pimps in suits and ties

Ride that beast darling, like you know you've been told to do
Ride that beast darling, even though you know he doesn't give a damn about you

And so woman hid dispirited behind the false identities he's sold
There in his perverted hold
An oppression that was never to be spoken of and never to be told
Never to be told
And the beast said "please don't take it so seriously darling it's just a game!"
"Really it's just a game!"
"But on the other hand, in my land you ain't worth nothing if you won't play"
"So you'd better play..."

Ride that beast darling, like you know you've been told to do
Ride that beast darling, even though you know he doesn't give a damn about you

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from Kingdom Vs. Empire, released August 30, 2013

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David Benjamin Blower: 6-string writer, poet, theologian and podcaster from Birmingham in the UK.

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