If Venice Is Sinking lyrics

Jesus hangs behind the glass
Above venitian doors
His window box boasts crimson flowers
Fresh cut the day before

And you couldn`t find a smile
If you nailed it to his face
But Jesus Christ hangs his head with grace

And if Venice is sinking
I`m going under
`Cause beauty`s religion
And its Christened me with wonder

They come in bent-backed
Creeping `cross the floor all dressed in black
Candles, thick as pillars
You can buy one off the floor
And the ceiling`s painted gold
Mary`s hair is red
The old come here to kiss their dead

And if Venice is sinking
I`m going under
`Cause beauty`s religion
And its Christened me with wonder

We made love upon a bed
That sagged down to the floor
In a room that had a postcard on the door
Of Marini`s Little Man
With an erection on a horse
It always leaves me laughing
Leaves me feeling that of course if

Venice is sinking
I`m going under
`Cause beauty`s religion
And its Christened me with wonder

(repeat chorus)
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