Lash out at the passers-by, make no attempt to pacify
With the lost sheep outside the carefully crafted lines
Of your church, maybe they didn't like the pasture's size
Or the shepherd and how his ultimate pastor's prize
Is weekly attendance, keeping track of who patronized
And finding new ways to make sure you're surpassin' highs
Social media's where he wants you to cast your eyes
Get on facebook, it's time to update your status, guys
Get on twitter too, and make sure to get the hashtags right
iPhone on vibrate, keep track of the fast replies
Week after week, cashin' in on the sacrifice
The holy house of God is the perfect place to advertise
Starbucks in the foyer, a little extra cash is nice
That's totally Biblical, I think I just read that last night
12th verse, 21st chapter of Matthew, right?

CHORUS:
A house divided against itself cannot stand
Neither can a house with a foundation of sand
The world hates the church, and we can't really blame them
Cause we're not even being the church, can I get an "amen"?

Why do we worry about whether or not we're being fed?
We need to be worried about our lack of unity instead
We're so focused on getting what we think we deserve
We forget that we're here to serve, not to be served
We've become nothing more than a loose-lipped sick culture
Who finds our identity in a crucifix sculpture
Bumper stickers, lame t-shirts, and expensive mints
Hypocritically inscriptive with the words "repent for sins"
A t-shirt of Jesus that's rippin' off Reese's
Won't ever make a single unbeliever believe us
It'll just prolong the stereotype that Christians are lame
And honestly, the negative attention's a drain
Our mission's been stained by division and blame
But that doesn't mean that the mission has changed
Our primary goal should still be lifting his name
So be thou our vision cause our vision has waned

CHORUS

Like clockwork, this awkwardness has run cyclical
The house has divided itself, that's unbiblical
A sick and twisted demented abomination
We're so incompatible we invented denominations
Look at the list, who can keep track of all those?
Who follows Paul and who follows Apollos?
How in God's name can we expect to reach others
If we can't even see eye to eye with each other?
Trying to be bigger than the next guy, we're trippin' on stilts
Drippin' with guilt, why are we still sippin' on milk?
Church isn't Taco Bell, don't keep the meat a mystery
It also isn't Firefox, we can't delete our history
Let's learn from our mistakes, I beg and plead you'll chisel me
Into a new creation till the transformation is complete
We've had an ugly past, pushed unity to the side
And forgotten the simple truth that we are the bride
And the bonds the bride forges will make her a better her
Unbeatable like Schwarzenegger in Predator
Some people grew up in church and felt victimized
Some people grew up in church and felt hypnotized
Does that mean that we have to conclude that the Scriptures lied?
Or is it simply that some churches didn't get the mission right?
It was never about us, that's the point we've been missin', guys
Let's take the focus off ourselves and worship the risen Christ