According to vocalist Sully Erna, a practicing Wiccan, the song has an anti-abortion message. Erna says, “You don’t even know me, yet you’re deciding to kill me? Look, I’m here. I’m alive inside you. I can’t be ignored.”
[Intro: Sully Erna & Kenneth Copeland]
"The word of God says that we will receive praise of God
God will begin to speak forth
Our righteousness is of Him, sayeth the Lord."
Get back
[Verse 1]
Can you feel, I'm not like you anymore
I can't see, I can't breathe
See you quiver like the dogs on the streets
Looking down on as I beat you
[Chorus]
Oh, it's a bad religion
From a broken nation
It's a contradiction
And I can't take it anymore
Yeah
[Verse 2]
Who's to say I won't like you anyway?
Take a deep breath, I'm alive
Can you hear me? I'm alive inside of you
Agony creeps up behind you
[Chorus]
Oh, it's a bad religion (a bad religion)
From a broken nation (a broken nation)
It's a contradiction
And I can't take it any fuckin' way
(It's a bad religion, bad religion, bad religion)
From a broken nation (a broken nation)
It's a contradiction
Yeah
[Bridge]
[Verse 3]
Can you feel it?
I gotta live with it every day
And I can't take the pressure
I'm goin' insane, now go away
Go away
Yeah
[Outro:Kenneth Copeland]
"Now you start praising God wherever you are
I don't care where you are
I don't care what is happening
Just begin to praise God
Just begin to praise Him and praise Him and praise Him and praise Him and worship Him, and bless Him
Praise God."
Bad Religion was written by Sully Erna & Tommy Stewart.
Bad Religion was produced by Sully Erna & Mudrock.
Godsmack released Bad Religion on Mon Jul 28 1997.