I sat in church while my father preached about sexual sin and pornography
Learnin' that I was inherently bad
That God was my lover, my brother, my dad
And that made me feel kind of dirty inside
I was afraid I was the Antichrist
Because I felt nothin' whenever I prayed
I said I was a republican in the second grade
So who's that in the corner listenin' to REM?
It's me, losin' my religion again
I didn't ask to join, it wasn't my fault
Growin' up is like leaving a cult
I'm leavin' (leavin')
Leavin' a cult (leavin' a cult, leavin' a cult, leavin' a cult)
I'm leavin' (leavin')
Leavin' a cult (leavin' a cult, leavin' a cult, leavin' a cult)
I sat in science class and I fantasized
About getting killed because I stood up for Christ
I'd get a new body, a crown and a mansion
I'd be the most popular angel in Heaven
"These are the end times", that's what my dad said
Don't take the mark of the beast on your forehead
There are satanic themes in Dragon Ball Z
And secular music on MTV
So who's that in the corner listenin' to REM?
It's me, losin' my religion again
I didn't ask to join, it wasn't my fault
Growin' up is like leavin' a cult
Who's that in the corner listenin' to REM?
It's me, losin' my religion again
I'm a little kid ridin' inside a mechanical adult
Growin' up is like leavin' a cult
I'm leavin' (leavin')
Leavin' a cult (leavin' a cult, leavin' a cult, leavin' a cult)
I'm leavin' (leavin')
Leavin' a cult (leavin' a cult, leavin' a cult, leavin' a cult)
I'm leavin' (leavin')
Leavin' a cult (leavin' a cult, leavin' a cult, leavin' a cult)
I'm leavin' (leavin')
Leavin' a cult (leavin' a cult, leavin' a cult, leavin' a cult)