Fish:Big Wedge

“Big Wedge”
Artist:	Fish
Albums:	Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors (1990) For Whom the Bells Toll! (1993) Kettle of Fish (88-98) (1998)

Original LP version

I found a new religion yesterday
I'd just cleared immigration JFK
A priest got in a Cadillac
The shoe shine boy sang gospel
As God and his accountants drove away

You'll see him coast to coast on live TV
In a stadium rocked by Satan just the night before
The collection from the faithful has been tax free
It'll pay for
His presidential campaign and his yacht

And we all bow down
We bow down to the big wedge
And we'll buy ourselves some heaven here on earth
We sell our souls
We sell our souls for big wedge
Are we selling out tomorrow for today?

A surgeon checks your plastic on the phone
A Casio concerto entertains you while you hold
Your credit rating's good for a Madonna or a Bardot
A Dali or Picasso for his wall

You're looking good
You're looking good with big wedge
Are you holding back tomorrow for today?
They're driving in
They're driving in the big wedge
Are we selling out tomorrow for today?

You'll sell the ground beneath your feet
You'll sell your oil
You'll sell your trees
Your ideals and integrity
Your culture and your history
Your children into slavery
To labour in their factories
Your mother and your family
You'll sell the world eventually

The IMF and CIA
There's just no difference
They're all the same
They all depend on what's your point of view

America
America the big wedge
And they're buying your tomorrow for today
The promises
The promises of big wedge
And they'll break them like your hearts another day
When you find out that you've left it just too late
And you'll find that you're the only one to blame
That you sold out your tomorrow yesterday

For big wedge (big wedge)
You sold out for the big wedge (big wedge big wedge)
For the big wedge
For the big wedge (big wedge)
They're driving in
They're driving in the big wedge
They're driving in
They're driving in the big wedge (big wedge)
I'm talking about the big wedge
I'm talking about the big wedge
I'm talking about the big wedge
They're driving in
They're driving in the ...

Live version (1993)

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My brothers and sisters
I had a vision
A clear white
A revolution came to me
And saw (...?...)
(I believe)
(..?..)
Along with my roller-coaster ride
And my luxury hotel and my swimming pool
And my garage with my fleet of limousines
Which I require for my religious business and duties
And I shall provide you with salvation
I will provide you with that heaven
For just a few dollars
A few American dollars Deutschmarks
English pounds everybody gets it
Major credit cards (...?...)
And to provide you with the salvation
And I will show you the new religion children
Because I have seen the light
This is the son of Big Wedge

I found a new religion yesterday
I'd just cleared immigration JFK
A priest got in a Cadillac
The shoe shine boy sang gospel
As God and his accountants drove away

You'll see him coast to coast on live TV
In a stadium rocked by Satan just the night before
The collection from the faithful
Is tax free it'll pay for
His presidential campaign and his yacht

And we all bow down
We bow down to the big wedge
And we'll buy ourselves some heaven here on earth
We sell our souls
We sell our souls for big wedge
Are we selling out tomorrow for today?

A surgeon checks your plastic on the phone
A Casio concerto entertains you while you hold
Your credit rating's good for
A Madonna or a Bardot
A Dali or Picasso for his wall

You're looking good
You're looking good with big wedge
Are you holding back tomorrow for today?
They're driving in
They're driving in the big wedge
Are we selling out tomorrow for today?

You'll sell the ground beneath your feet
You'll sell your oil
You'll sell your trees
Your ideals and integrity
Your culture and your history
Your children into slavery
To labour in their factories
Your mother and your family
You'll sell the world eventually
Ow
Ow ow

The IMF and CIA
There's just no difference
They're all the same
They all depend on what's your point of view

America
America the big wedge
And they're buying your tomorrow for today
The promises
The promises of big wedge
And they'll break them like your hearts another day
C'mon
When you find out that you've left it just too late
That you sold out your tomorrow yesterday

For big wedge
For the big wedge
You sold out for big wedge (big wedge)
You sold out for the big wedge (big wedge big wedge)

They're driving in
They're driving in the big wedge
They're driving in
They're driving in the big wedge
(... etc ...)

Big wedge
Big wedge
(... ? ...)

Wa-ay
Hallelujah

Hey-o