XTC

This is not a post that further explains why I left Christianity.  Rather, it is the lyrics to one of my favourite XTC songs, "Dear God".  This song sums up how I feel - more importantly the line that says, "I can't believe in you" 

Dear God by XTC.

Words by Andy Partridge. Music by Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding. © 1986 Virgin Records Ltd.

Dear God, hope you got the letter and 
I pray you can make it better down here 
I don't mean a big reduction in the price of beer 
But all the people that you made in your image 
See them starving on their feet 
'Cause they don't get enough to eat from God 
I can't believe in you

Dear God, sorry to disturb you but 
I feel that I should be heard loud and clear 
We all need a big reduction in amount of tears 
And all the people that you made in your image 
See them fighting in the street 
'Cause they can't make opinions meet about God 
I can't believe in you

Did you make disease and the diamond blue? 
Did you make mankind after we made you? 
And the devil too!

Dear God, don't know if you noticed but 
Your name is on a lot of quotes in this book 
And us crazy humans wrote it, you should take a look 
And all the people that you made in your image 
Still believing that junk is true 
Well I know it ain't, and so do you, dear God 
I can't believe in 
I don't believe in

I won't believe in heaven and hell 
No saints, no sinners, no devil as well 
No pearly gates, no thorny crown 
You're always letting us humans down 
The wars you bring, the babes you drown 
Those lost at sea and never found 
And it's the same the whole world 'round 
The hurt I see helps to compound 
The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost 
Is just somebody's unholy hoax 
And if you're up there you'd perceive 
That my heart's here upon my sleeve 
If there's one thing I don't believe in 
It's you 
Dear God.