I was born in the
heart of Dublin
to a holy book
full of rules
Made to get on our knees
every Sunday with
the other fools
We were warped by
the Christian brothers
in the cell blocks
at our schools
Get a handprint
on your skin
from a club of jewels
Go hit me now that
I'm twice your size
We brushed off
the accusations and
bowed before your lies
This is the city
that raised me
with the religion
they gave me
Now I'm old enough
to know my own mind
But it was leaving
that saved me
I seen so much
that has changed me
So just break
with your past
feed your own mind
'Cos this Irish son has
moved with the times
Weddings, deaths
or baptizing children
That's my debt
paid to the church
I don't need that
kind of salvation
when I get hurt
Don't fill my head
with sermons
and force me to believe
This is the city
that raised me
With the religion
they gave me
Now I'm old enough
to know my own mind
But it was leaving
that saved me
I seen so much
that has changed me
So just break
with your past
Feed your own mind
'Cos this Irish son has
moved with the times
Our Father who
art in Heaven
Come down here and
make your presence
known
We can't do it
on our own
The lunatics let
run the asylum
How can we find peace
inside your home?
When you can't
trust your own
This is the city
that raised me
With the religion
they gave me
Now I'm old enough
to know my own mind
But it was leaving
that saved me
I've seen so much
that has changed me
So just break
with your past
feed your own mind
'Cos this Irish son has
moved with the times
'Cos this Irish son has
moved with the times