Sport And Religion (song)

Name	Sport And Religion
Album/single	The General Electric
Length	4.30
Alternative titles
First live performance
Recorded	1999
Writer/composer	Shihad
Producer	GGGarth

Additional Information

Song meaning as told by Jon: "Another Raumati Beach song, a 'what's the world coming to?' song. It's about how important sport and religion are in a modern day society, when to me they don't mean shit fuck all. If you told the mainstream population that they're not relevant, it's sacrilege. Sport's just a way to satisfy the mob, competitive culture and keep peoples' minds off more important issues. It's an aside". (Real Groove, September 1999)

Lyrics

Hey all you people 
In the shiny cars
Who dug the trenches
We'll reach the stars
We watch the funny program
What's it, show and tell?
If it's not what you're thinking
Then you can go to hell

Or is it an illusion?
Is it an illusion?

Sport and religion
What a game
You can call it progress
But what's the aim?
You can't fake the fantastic
No more, no more
we can't keep on hacking away
when no one knows the score

Or is it an illusion?
Is it an illusion?

And you've gotta give to take away
And you've gotta give to take away
And you've gotta give (got to give to) to take away (take away)
And you've gotta give (and you've got to give to) to take away (take away)

Is it an illusion?
Is it an illusion?
Is it an illusion? (Got to give, take away)
Is it an illusion? (Got to give, take away)
You've got to give to take away
You've got to give to take away