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Ten Hymns for Modern Times

by Sieben

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Obscene Wealth Our hymn for obscene wealth. In a dog-eat-dog world, you against me. For a scrap and slog world, punching down will set you free. In a dog-eat-dog world, it’s a trickle-down economy. For a scrap and slog world, cock a leg at the fountain of hope. Wealth creators! Keep the pack lean, held hungry, unleashed mean. Fit for a dog-eat-dog world, our hymn for obscene wealth. Wealth creators! Trickle down on us! Wealth creators! Trickle down on us! Dog-eat-dog-eat-dog-eat-dog-eat-dog.
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Consume Hymn Consume, hungry people. Consume in toil, consume with lust until the world is full. Consume, the hungry people. Expend with love, expend with heart, ‘til the world is empty. Hypersonic love, nuclear heart. Hypersonic love, nuclear heart. Consume, hungry people. Devour in love, devour with drive until the world is full. Consume, the hungry people. Expand with love, expand with heart, ‘til the world is emptied. Hypersonic love, nuclear heart. Hypersonic love, nuclear heart. (Consume)
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When My Ship Comes The man of war will turn to peace, turn to her and embrace the land. When my ship comes in. Lash the sword to the plough, the harvest reaped by all. When my ship comes in. The worst in us contained, The best in us released. When my ship comes in. When my ship comes in. We’ll sail the black sea sky, we’ll harvest the stars. When my ship comes in. When my ship comes in. When my ship comes in. When my ship comes in.
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Phonecharge Hymn Can I charge my phone? Whole network’s flat lost signal in our home reception gap Can I charge my phone? land line is dead No connection in this zone Lost its head Out in the ether mind the gap Can I charge my phone? My country’s gone flat No connection in this zone Morality gap Can I charge my phone?
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Harvest Festival of Closed Borders Lift up our voice, Oh, ploughed and scattered might. Sing the wisdom of our age! Link not sense to sound and sight. Rise up in our land, rich man’s mansion, poor man’s gate. Reap the harvest! Our loving gardener’s seasonal plate. How it was, can be now, and should be kept so evermore. Sing the wisdom of our own in God’s own green unpleasant shore. Harvest Festival closed borders! Harvest Festival closed borders! Lift our proud small beer, o’er hill and vale, a joyous riot. Lock the door, rejoice! We save humanity from us!
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Populist Hymn Good people bad people all people trust in me the simple answer easy song common man song sing along Look at us hard truth working simple answer easy song our common man song sing along Believe me just trust in no-one simple answer easy song our common man song sing along Tax pay free god them fearing simple answer easy song our common man song sing along Make bile fear fake stoke hate wealth grab - lock ‘em up- string ‘em high
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Sing Loud So much beauty in this world, so much to sing for. So much beauty to unfurl. So much to care for. Sing loud for those who work an honest day. Who add to the whole, who give to the world, who won’t take because they can. Sing, Sing, Sing!
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Denier Hymn “It’s a global scam” implies man trapped in online maze. “Vaccines will track us all” man making phone call says. Denier Hymn. “Green woke won’t save us” rages oil baron by his pyre. “It’s warming up just nicely” Enthuses climate denier. Denier Hymn. “It’s a Communist plot” interjects industrialist. “another terrorist shot” rails the state terrorist. Denier Hymn. “It’s liberal elite, with pens” distracts the world shaper. “All made-up news, all rigged” distorts the lie-twisting faker. Denier Hymn.
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You Fuck Off Hymn You fuck off – I’m talking. You fuck off – I’m typing. You fuck off – I’m pronouncing. You fuck off – Flat out denouncing. You fuck off – I’m proclaiming. You fuck off – There’s no disclaiming. You fuck off – I’m deriding. You fuck off – I’m online hiding. You fuck off – I’m buffering. You fuck off – I’m online suffering. You fuck off – I’m conflating. You fuck off – Fucking hating. You fuck off – I’m misplacing. You fuck off – I’m distasting. You fuck off – I’m conspiring. You fuck off – I’m fucking tiring. I’m simply stating. I’m hating. You fuck off – I’m talking. You fuck off – I’m only stalking.
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2FA Hymn KEV: Give of your password now; behold two-factor authentification! Text by golden messenger sent, press forth your six digit code! God made the world. And said: "no more shall you log in, try via another browser" And verily the people toiled, another browser, yet still two-factor authentification was the word of the Lord. And shall be evermore. Enter your code now. Press ‘1’ for dogs of war See their stock price soar! Press ‘2’ for strong leader. Bring forth the self-feeder! Enter your code now. Press ‘3’ for hate and abhor. Win the ratings war! Press ‘4’ for lapdog nation. Apathetic generations. Enter your code now. Press ‘5’ for a dead world. Infinite growth, in a finite world. Press ‘6’ to reset. KEV: Option 6 unavailable. Two-factor verification failed. Try via another browser. MATT: Kev, is that you? KEV: Two Factor Authentification online’s my main job! It’s not exactly very lucrative being in your band, Matt.
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MATT: Jubilations. Kev, my trusty Kevlar violin and I walk you through the modern virtues of obscene wealth, charging your phone and denying stuff.
KEV: JOIN US as we venerate all things here and now- whether you’re telling someone to ‘stick it’ online, or feathering your fortified volcano
MATT: This is the soundtrack and spiritual guide to modern life you never knew you needed.
KEV: No refunds.
ENDS

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released September 2, 2022

TEN HYMNS STUDIO CREDITS Written, performed and produced by Matt Howden, at Redroom Studio, Sheffield, England, Jan and Feb 2022. P&C Redroom Records 2022. My lovely guests: Track 2 Guitars by Bradley Widdowson. Track 3 Vocals by Holly Thompson. Track 4 Sound design by Andrew Thiselton. Track 8 Vocals by Lily Burrows and Imogen Farrah. Track 9 Guitars by Jamie Rupik. Track 10 Vocals by Conor Nutt. Thank you for your amazing contributions. Thanks also to Bridge Violins for giving birth to Kev; and to Ziva, for my groovy new website matthowden.com
TEN HYMNS LIVE CREDITS Written, performed live and produced by Matt Howden, at Redroom Studio, Sheffield, England, May 2022. P&C Redroom Records 2022

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