I Manipulate

<p>Does your soul crave center stage?<br/>Have you heard about the latest rage?<br/>Read your Bible by lightning flash<br/>Get ordained at the thunder crash<br/><br/>Build a Kingdom with a cattle prod<br/>Tell the masses, it&#x27;s a message from God<br/>Where the innocent congregate, I manipulate<br/><br/>Take your notebooks, turn with me<br/>To the chapter on authority<span><br/>Do you top the chain of command<br/>Rule your family with an iron hand?<span><br/><br/>I dispense little pills of power<br/>From my hideaway ivory tower<span><br/>From the cover of Heaven&#x27;s gate, I manipulate<br/>Now it&#x27;s time to fill in the space<br/>Where we talk about the woman&#x27;s place<br/>Do you want to build a happy home?<br/>Have you sacrificed a mind of your own?<span><br/><br/>&#x27;Cause a good wife learns to cower<br/>Underneath the umbrella of power<span><br/>From the cover of Heaven&#x27;s gate, I manipulate<br/><br/>Yes, I know that parable<br/>That&#x27;s the story of the Prodigal<br/>If you question what I&#x27;m teaching you<br/>You rebel against the Father too<span><br/><br/>If He loved Him, why&#x27;d He let Him go?<br/>Well, I guess, I don&#x27;t really know<br/>But I see it&#x27;s getting late