Saints and sinners

"Saints and sinners" is a song by LorD and Master that appears on the album, Decimus. It is a song about people, both online and on the street, who hide behind a religious ideology in order to discriminate against, oppress and ostracise people for their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. These are the people who often quote holy scripture at others and tell them that their diety hates them and that they are going to hell. The line "I'd rather be with my friends in hell than stuck in heaven with people like you" is paraphrased from a friend of LorD and Master, who expressed this sentiment to a man she was romantically involved with, but who had been found to be having sexual relations with other men behind her back, but condemned gay people to hell, saying that it was OK because he could repent for his sins.

As of March 2016, it was estimated that there were 750,000,000 people starving in the world. One billion, as mentioned in the lyrics, is rounded up for lyrical purposes (there aren't enough syllables in the line to accommodate the more accurate number) and also for impact. That's a lot of people.

Lyrics

I've never seen your face before and I
Never wanted to
I never asked your opinion and I
Know it's nothing to do with you

But there you go
Sticking your nose in
Where it has no place to be
If you get by being like that
Then I'll get by being me

I'd rather be with my friends in hell 
Than stuck in heaven with people like you
We're all saints and sinners here
Whether you believe it's true

My business is my own and you should
Get this in your head
One billion starving people in this world
But all you care about's
With whom I share my bed

Saints and sinners
Saints and sinners
Saints and sinners
Saints and sinners

Versions

• Appears on Decimus.

Personnel

• Written, produced and performed by Daniel Bailey-Graham.