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IT'S IN THE KORAN In our days of glory Now centuries past The kingdom of Islam Stood mighty and vast Then we failed our faith And watched your power grow But soon our greatness will return And this is how we know Because it's in the Koran It's written in the Koran A world united under Allah is The future of man How could it not be so When most opposing us panic And surrender once a few of them have bled We're happy to torture We're eager to rape We savor your last screams On videotape We massacre children We ransack a shrine And all our acts are sanctified By Suras 2 through 9 Because it's in the Koran It's written in the Koran That we should fight and slay the infidels However we can We'll blow ourselves to bits If that gives us an advantage Or we'll slit your throats while you're asleep in bed Those heathens who scold us Are wasting their breath Over the millions we've butchered And starved We're men who would let girls Be trampled to death Rather than see them in public Unscarved So don't look for mercy When you're at our feet The justice we'll give you Is harsh and complete We danced in delight When your Twin Towers fell And you'll weep with your slaughtered As you burn with them in Hell Because it's in the Koran It's written in the Koran Your fate was settled long before This latest battle began We've found our holy purpose And we'll never abandon it As long as there's a sinner to behead In other words we won't rest Till everyone in the west Is a slave, a Muslim or dead Copyright 2006 __________________________________ Chords to "It's In The Koran" (Suggestion: If you copy this text and paste it into Word or a similar program, use a font such as Courier New that gives all letters equal width. It should be easiest to follow that way.) INTRO Eb Eb/Db Ab/C B7 | Bb (Cm7b5 C#dim7 Bb7/D) Bb9#5 VERSE Eb6 Edim7 | Fm7 Bb9 Fm7 Bb9#5 | Eb6 Eb9 Ab6 D7 | Bbm6/Db C7 Fm7 C7/G Ab6 Adim7 | Bb7 (notes: Bb C D Eb) Eb (Bb7/F Eb7/G) CHORUS Ab6 Adim7 | Eb6/Bb C7 Fm7 Bb9 | Eb6 Eb9 Ab6 Adim7 | Bb6 C7 Fm7 Bb9 REPEAT INTRO REPEAT VERSE REPEAT CHORUS (COMING OUT OF SECOND CHORUS) Eb6 Bb9 | Eb6 Bb9 | Eb6 D7 | Gm C9 F9 | Bb9 Bb9#5 REPEAT VERSE REPEAT CHORUS (COMING OUT OF THIRD CHORUS) G7 Db7b5 C7 Fm7 Bb9 | G7 C7 F9 Bb9 | Eb6 (Ebdim7 Eb6) Copyright 2006 __________________________________ Response to critics Commenters have argued that the Koran doesn't say what this song claims the Koran says. To everyone who holds this view, I answer—and this is very important, so I'll be stating it again below—that I agree with you. I agree that the Koran says what you claim it says. Islam is one of the world's great religions, and I don't believe that billions could have followed it if it weren't, at its core, beautiful and life-engendering. The problem is this: all the incidents I describe in the song have happened, and all were caused by men who disagree with you. These men have a different view of Islam. They find in the Koran inspiration and justification for their horrible acts. To these men the Koran says that it's proper that girls fleeing a fire should be trampled to death because they aren't wearing headscarves. To these men the Koran says, even demands, that these girls die. The Koran says this, not to you, not to me, but to them. The same goes for the other deeds I name: rape, torture, massacre, beheading, defilement of shrines. To these men, the Koran insists that they commit such acts. I wrote the song from the point of view of these men because they're the dominant force in Islam now. If you don't believe me, remember this: Palestinians have just elected Hamas to lead their parliament, knowing that Hamas plan to institute sharia. Muslims had a choice, and they chose as leaders the kinds of men my song is about. If you want more evidence, go to MEMRI.org and read the translations of interviews with influential Islamic figures. It's rare to find one criticizing anything done by Muslims to non-Muslims, or even to other Muslims. Here's a comparison I find useful: When the Abu Ghraib photos appeared, every American with a microphone—columnist, politician, religious leader—condemned the soldiers responsible. When radical Muslims hide among civilians so that our soldiers can't fight them without killing the innocent—do Arab and Muslim leaders, politicians, journalists unite to call such behavior cowardly and un-Islamic? No. When radical Muslims murder women and children? No. Gang-rapes in Scandinavia, forced mass starvation in Sudan—the list is long and wretched, and the men who commit these actions receive no criticism from the only people they might listen to: their religious leaders. That's why I wrote this song. Again, if you say that Islam doesn't permit such deeds, and that the men who perform them aren't behaving like true Muslims, I'll agree with you. But these men consider themselves true Muslims, the only true Muslims, and think that Muslims who disagree with them are apostates, the worst of betrayers. I stand by every line in the song; it's what such men believe. All I did was make their beliefs rhyme, scan and bounce like a vaudeville tune. To those of you who feel that I'm mocking Islam, I reply: I'm not. I respect your view of it. These men—the men I'm writing about—don't. You should be arguing with them, not with me. "Patrick Henry" Tell someone about this song Go to the main page |