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"O Children (Live God)" is a track by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, from the album Live God, released 5th December 2025. The track is 5:48 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.
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Pass me that lovely little gun My dear, my darling one The cleaners are coming one by one You don't even want to let them start They're knocking now upon your door Measure the room, they know the score They're mopping up the butcher's floor Of your broken little hearts Ooh-ooh-ooh Oh, children Forgive us now for what we've done It started out as a bit of fun Here, take these before we run away Here, the keys to the gulag Oh, children Lift up your voice, lift up your voice Children Rejoice, rejoice Come on Here comes Frank and poor old Jim They're gathering 'round with all my friends We're older now, the light is dim And you are only just beginning We have the answer to your fears It's short, it's simple, it's crystal clear It's 'round about, it's somewhere here Lost amongst our winnings Oh, children Lift up your voice, lift up your voice Children Rejoice, rejoice (here we go) Children Children Children The cleaners have done their job on you They're hip to it, man, they're in the groove They've hosed you down, you're good as new And they're lining up to inspect you Jim's white as a ghost Found the answer that was lost We're weeping now, weeping because There ain't nothing we can do to protect you (children) Oh, children Lift up your voice, lift up your voice Children Rejoice, rejoice Hey, little train, we are all jumping on The train that goes to the Kingdom We're happy, Ma, we're having fun The train ain't even left the station Hey, little train, wait for me I once was blind, but now I see I'm hanging in there, don't you see? In this process of elimination Hey, little train, wait for me I was held in chains, but now I'm free Have you left a seat for me? Is that such a stretch of the imagination? Hey, little train, we are all jumping on The train that goes to the Kingdom We're happy, Ma, we're having fun The train ain't even left the station Oh, children (yeah) Lift up your voice, lift up your voice (here we go, her we go) Children Rejoice, rejoice (yeah) Thank you
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Returning to the shores of Lake Geneva this July, the Swiss festival marks its 60th edition.

Fan presale begins 25th September, with general tickets available the next day.
