Bauhaus - A God in an Alcove

No one ever seems to discuss the lyrics of this 'old' song?  Greek and Roman 'Gods' became mere decorative niche and alcove 'figurines' in the 18th,19th, and 20th century.   Just as Set(h) became a demon/ demigod in Egypt.  If you unconvinced of this historic trend, look at how 'modern' people 'demonize' all religion.  Images/Eidola were produced en masse, then destroyed ...then the new greater spirits were produced in quantity and now they are 'collector items' , not living images or true idols (which in theory is not idol worship).  I.e. Crying, moving, 'spirit-filled' images are not idols!




"A God In An Alcove"

"Go and look for the dejected once proud
Idol remembered in stone aloud
Then on coins his face was mirrored
Take a look it soon hath slithered
To a fractured marble slab, renunciation clad
His nourishment extract from his subjects
That mass production profile

He's a God- in- in an alcove

Once he spread the rain
So they dreamt in vain
Once he spread the wheat
Had made garlands for his feet
Until the lily poet of our times
Horizoned on the line
Love became the in theme then
Opposing fakers thrice by ten
Don't perceive his empty plea
That redundant effigy

He's a God- in- in an alcove

Take in view his empty stool
What's left is satin cool
Clawing adornment for his crimes
They saw they had to draw the line
So they sent him far away
So they sent him far away
To a little alcove
To a little alcove
All alone

He's a God, a God

Now I am silly
Now I am silly
Silly, silly, silly, silly
Silly"