Profanity Prayers
By: Beck Hansen
Written by: Beck Hansen

Versions:
  1. Profanity Prayers (3:43)
    Available on Modern Guilt.
    Credits
    Recorded at: Anonyme Studios
    Beck Hansen: Bass, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (Slide), Producer, Vocals
    Danger Mouse: Beats, Producer
    Drew Brown: Engineer
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  2. Profanity Prayers (acoustic) (4:21)
    Available on Modern Guilt acoustic.
    Credits
    Bram Inscore: Bass
    Brian Lebarton: Cello
    Joey Waronker: Drums
    Beck Hansen: Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
    Jessica Dobson: Guitar (Acoustic)
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  1. Profanity Prayers (The VPOs Remix) (3:28)
    Credits
    The Volt per Octaves: Remix
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Lyrics:
Profanity Prayers [Version (a)]:

In a cast iron cage
You couldn't help but stare like a creature
With the laws of a brothel
And the fireproof bones of a teacher
And your lingo coined
From the sacrament of a casino
On a government loan
With a guillotine in your libido

Who's gonna answer profanity prayers?
Who's gonna answer profanity prayers?

Well you know how it looks
When you pull all your books from the table
And you stare into space
Trying to discern what to say now
And you wait at the light
And watch for a sign that you're breathing
'Cause you can't just live on air
And float to the ceiling

Who's gonna answer profanity prayers?
Who's gonna answer profanity prayers?

Who's gonna answer profanity prayers?
Who's gonna answer profanity prayers?
 
The Song:

The 9th song on Modern Guilt, this be. I think it is totally rad... the drive, the riffs, the lyrics. Sorry, I can't be more coherent than that about this right now. :D
 
Live:

Played live 15 times:
June 9, 2008
June 11, 2008
June 27, 2008
June 30, 2008
July 2, 2008
July 7, 2008
July 9, 2008
August 28, 2008
August 31, 2008
September 25, 2008
...and 5 more.

Earliest known live version: June 9, 2008
Latest known live version: March 26, 2009