Sweet Religion (Live) [iTunes Festival: London 2007]

[Intro]
"Hello! I don't mean to embarrass you, erm, but maybe, maybe the louder songs - this one's a loud one - maybe, click, 'cause I think people... can you hear the clicking? And 'cause it's being recorded as well. If I was like a loud rock band I think it'd be alright, but, um, there's a loud bit in the middle of this one. Go for it."

"So, um, so this one's... I feel like I can talk about my songs now, 'cause it's 10 years on, you know, it's fine. I can't talk about the ones now, of course, 'cause, you know, all my friends are here and they're all about them. So, um, so this song's, as in this album, I was going out with a guy called *bleep* who wasn't a Mormon, he was actually quite a full on Christian. And he had, like, Jesus tattooed on his arm. A little bit scary... anyway - and he was celibate, which is no fun. Actually, it was quite a bit of fun, actually, trying to make him not be. Anyway, I thought he was really great, and, um, he was, anyway, he was quite a lot older than me. I was 17. And, um, I wrote this song about him. So this is called 'Sweet Religion', but it's not about religion, it's about kind of looking up to this older man - with Jesus tattooed on his arm, good idea... - and kind of asking all these questions 'cause I thought he knew the answers, but it turned out he didn't. So this is 'Sweet Religion'."

[False Start]
"I have to do that again because it's being recorded and that was really crap, so I'll just do that again."

[Verse 1]
When my body wants to go
Tell me will my mind and soul live on and on forever?
And am I on another level?
A learning vessel of several lessons to make me more cleverer

[Chorus]
My sweet little religion
My sweet little religion
You mean everything to me
My sweet little religion
My sweet little religion
How does it feel?

[Verse 2]
Written in that book of love
Does it say your name above the name by which they call me?
And is it written in liquid red?
'Cause nothing else will do instead for reassuring eternity

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, will you be there when I need you?
Will you be there when I need you?
Will you be there when I need you?
When I...

[Chorus]
My sweet little religion
My sweet little religion
You mean everything to me
My sweet little religion
My sweet little religion
How does it feel?

[Chorus - Variation]
Sweet little religion
My sweet little religion
How does it feel?
Sweet little religion, woah
Sweet little religion
How does it feel?

[Bridge]
Begin, end, enemy, friend, heaven, hell, sick, well
Truth, lies, husbands and wives, whisper, shout, in, out, in, out
Laughter, cry, ask, reply, good, bad, happy, sad
Right, wrong, outcast, belong, caged, free, you and me
You have the answer to all of these

[Pre-Chorus]
Will you be there when I need you?
Will you be there when I need you?
Will you be there when I need you?
When I...

[Chorus]
My sweet little religion
My sweet little religion
You mean everything to me
My sweet little religion
My sweet little religion
How does it feel?

[Chorus - Variation]
Sweet little religion
My sweet little religion
How does it feel?
Sweet little religion, oh no-no
Sweet little religion
How does it feel?

[Chorus - Variation]
Sweet little religion, woah
Sweet little religion
How does it feel?
Sweet little religion, woah
Sweet little religion
How does it feel?

[Outro]
How does it feel?