Fate has decided that the world has not suffered through enough awful (Rick Ross, T-Pain) remixes of Lorde's "Royals." The latest remake of the pop star's hit is more than just awkward however...it borders on appalling. The Westboro Baptist Church, bet known for protesting soldier funerals and claiming "God hates f--s," saw fit to insert their typical messages of universal love and acceptance to the tune of Lorde's hit.
The lyrics:
We're coming to the end of all the flesh
We warned with pickets signs and songs and the movies
Shouldn't be proud you made this mess
You hear the trumpets sound, you'll feel God's envy
'Cause every song sings bare teeth ragin; sinning in the bedroom
bloodless coffin trashin' your creator
You don't care
You're really badasses in your dreams
But in reality Christ will pay back, coming in the clouds
He'll set his thrown and mockers will be screechin' 'It ain't fair'
We'll be caught up with him in the air
We'll ever be royals, sanctified by his blood
(your guess is as good as ours)
We crave a different kind of love
He has made us rulers
Sanctified to his sea
And joyful we'll rule with our King eternally
As red as blood, as black as coal
Dissolving peace you'll starve for wheat and for barley
Everyone who reads it knows what the pale horse is
You're gonna soon be sorry
(CHORUS)
He's greater than you ever dreamed
He's gonna make you mighty scream
Crispy 'cause you didn't care,
We'll be caught up with him in the air."
If a church wants to sing about being in heaven with Christ to the tune of "Royals," fine. That's what churches are all about. But the whole God-as-Death-Star theme of destruction kind of rubs us the wrong way.
The Westboro Baptists have schedule a protest outside of Lorde's Friday night show in Kansas City, probably without founder Fred Phelps, who's reportedly in dire straits. The performer took to Twitter to encourage her fans to wear rainbow colors and even plant a kiss on the protestors.
