A Playlist for the Atheist / Agnostic

[Itse]

Here's some that came to my mind on the subject.

Cowboy Junkies - Someone out there

Someone out there kneeling
no one out there listening
but what I want to know
before you save my soul
is who gave that power to that f***er up there?

Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Rumours (I'm not sure how you'd categorize this, but it immediately came to my mind)

I don't want to spread any blasphemous rumours
but I think that God's got a sick sense of humour
and when I die I expect to find him laughing

Frank Zappa - The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing

Those Jesus freaks
Well they're friendly but
The s*** they believe
Has got their minds all shut

Dead Kennedys - Religious Vomit

All religions suck

Dead Kennedys - Moral Majority (obviously less about religion, but anyway)

It's the new dark ages with the fascists toting bibles

Bob Dylan - With God on Our Side

And you never ask questions
When God's on your side

I think this fits in nicely too.

Marilyn Manson - The Love Song

Do you love your gun?
Yeah!
God?
Yeah!
And your government?
F*** yeah!

Questionable, but a great song about personal issues with religion. (The lyrics I found in the internet are a mess btw.)

Me'Shell Ndegeocello - The Way

They say you're the way, the light
The light is so blinding
Am I not to question?
Your fathers condemn me
your words are used to enslave me
Hear my prayer

[firebug]

From Parker & Stone's Broadway hit The Book of Mormon...

Hasa Diga Ebowai (aka F*** You God)

NSFW-Language

[FlamesAddiction]

Originally Posted by 3 Justin 3

Tom Araya also doesn't write any of the lyrics. Those would be done by Jeff and Kerry. If I'm not mistaken, Kerry is an atheist and believes all religion is propaganda and stupid.

Not true. I am looking at the liner notes right now:

South of Heaven - Lyrics: Araya; Music: Hanneman

Also easily verifiable with Google:

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/s/slayer/..._20126168.html

http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.n...2568aa00253a70

http://www.lyricsty.com/slayer-south...en-lyrics.html

Edit: After reading the lyrics, the song does not sound at all "atheist" to me. It sounds more like the corruption of religion and how heretics are going to go to hell. You are right that King's songs are a lot more down the atheist road though.

[Rifleman]

How did this topic get to 4 pages without anyone mentioning Highway To Hell by ACDC?

[Dion]

Religion changed the face of man, thou shalt not kill, we all are gone
The seed of ignorance is born thou shalt not think, thou shalt conform

The pigs order us to follow orders and obey
The flies drink the decaying nectar of their tortured effigy

Cling to wasted beliefs and visions and bathe in apathy again
No solution, the retribution of spiritual sickness begins

The legacy of suffering is through, the guilt we bear shall not tear us in two

Born we are the same, within the silence, indfference by thy name
Torn we walk alone, we sleep in silent shades
The grandeur fades, the meaning never known

If nothing in the world can change our children will inherit nothing

Born we are the same, within the silence, indfference by thy name
Torn we walk alone, we sleep in silent shades
The grandeur fades, the meaning never known

The pigs call for pure submission and fall into the fray
The lonely hunter beats his shallow drum, the soundtrack of world disarray

Cling to wasted beliefs and visions and bathe in apathy again
No solution, the retribution of spiritual sickness begins

Born we are the same, within the silence, indfference by thy name
Torn we walk alone, we sleep in silent shades
The grandeur fades, the meaning never known

If nothing in the world can change our children will inherit nothing

[macker]

I guess Death Cab for Cutie falls into this genre


I will follow you into the dark
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6XZsau7CSk

Unobstructed views
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghdvOmVeNvk

St.Peter's Cathedral
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0c4a5uSQXg


Codes and Keys is about as atheist as it gets so if this is your thing you may be able to forgive how boring the album is musically