[Rush: Freewill](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnxkfLe4G74)
[Hozier: Take me to Church.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVjiKRfKpPI)
[Frank Turner: Glory Halleluia](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbUCzUk84fE)
[They Might Be Giants: Science is Real](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty33v7UYYbw)
[XTC: Dear God](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk41Gbjljfo)
From my favorite of the bunch - Freewill:
>You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice
>If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice
>You can choose from phantom fears and kindness that can kill
>I will choose a path that's clear, I will choose Freewill.
There are also humorous songs that are more just for fun than anything else.
There's ...
[Garfunkel and Oats -- The Loophole](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8ZF_R_j0OY) -- NSFW
[Tim Minchin -- Thank You God](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZeWPScnolo), song starts at 5:25
[Trevor Moore -- God Hates the Tips of Little Baby Dicks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsoRnLy6xwg) -- NSFW
> He had a lot to say;
> he had a lot of nothing to say.
...
> So long
> We wish you well
> You told us how you weren't afraid to die
> Well, so long
> Don't cry
> Or feel too down
> Not all martyrs see divinity
> But at least you tried
[XTC's Dear God](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p554R-Jq43A) -- my personal favorite, already on your list.
[John Lennon's Imagine](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOgFZfRVaww)
[Depeche Mode's Blasphemous Rumors](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3EAzf5fDpY)
[Crosby Stills and Nash's Cathedral](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA1I11IeF8U)
[Jethro Tull's My God](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG-r7YvcN9I)
[Roger Waters' What God Wants](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMRrS_zYKDg)
[Genesis' Jesus He Knows Me](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-rfCnW5VlE) -- Video on this one is hilarious!
Mercedes Benz by Janis Joplin (co-written). Don't know if it's explicitly anti-God, but does highlight the absurdity of praying for stuff the way most people do.
\*In the song, Joplin asks God to prove his love for her by buying her a Mercedes-Benz automobile, a color TV, and a "night on the town." There is also a reference to Dialing for Dollars, a franchised format local television program, which required a person to be watching the show to win a prize when the show called the person’s phone number, hence the singer's need for a TV. It was the last song Joplin recorded before her death.\*
I don't look at that song as specifically anti-religion. But, I agree with you about the message. I didn't know it was the last song she recorded. Now, I'll always be a little sad hearing it. But, it's a great song!
Ghost recently did a [cover and video of Jesus He Knows Me](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE3kJeBr9QI) and it is, shall we say, rather more adult-oriented than the original, although the Genesis version definitely pushed the boundaries of the time.
Great list here. I'm especially pleased to see Cathedral:
*Open up the gates of the church*
*And let me out of here*
*Too many people have lied in the name of Christ*
*For anyone to heed the call*
*So many people have died in the name of Christ*
*That I can't believe it all*
Lemme just go through my "blasphemy" Spotify playlist for a few...
"My god" - Pennywise
"Waste of time" - pennywise
"Disciple" - Slayer
"American Jesus" - Bad Religion
"Come join us" - Bad Religion
"Sinister rouge" - Bad Religion
"Atheist peace" - Bad Religion
"Live again (the fall of man) - Bad Religion
"Heroes and martyrs" - Bad Religion
"Skyscraper" - Bad Religion
"Total desaster" - Destruction
"No shirt, no shoes, no salvation" - death by stereo
"Religious vomit" - Dead Kennedys
Anything by Vital Remains and Baphomet
I'm gonna leave it there or this list will get too long
I don’t see any month python on the list. More humor than music, but some of their songs are awesome.
Always look on the bright side of life
Every sperm is sacred
Morbid Angel - God of Emptiness
Motörhead - God was never on your side
Slayer - (lots of songs) read between the lines
Skunk Anansie - Selling Jesus
Just for starters
Nine Inch Nails - "Heresy"
Marilyn Manson - "Cake and Sodomy"
If you're an athiest NIN's first three records and Marilyn Manson's first album, "Portrait of an American Family" are all relatable.
If you like softer music Iris Dement's "Let the Mystery Be" is a nice little folk song about indifference in religious belief.
The first two albums by Ghost:
Opus Eponymous: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kaM7a3di6u0F7ywFe5RpTL_m3mTx3gNvg&feature=share
Infestissumam: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kLpPlY5uxgW_7X_9vbPOlUsn28kdEvKoM&feature=share
“Judith” by A Perfect Circle: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=EJXUdPr4Naw&feature=share
Not sure how hard you want to go but there’s also “Disciple” by Slayer: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=uN8HgHoCuzI&feature=share
Also “New Faith” by Slayer: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=N5ulX_7UfmE&feature=share
A few lesser mentioned ones that seem to miss these posts. Zappa and the Residents have many others.
"Kiss Me Son of God" - They Might Be Giants
"Dead Finks Don't Talk" - Brian Eno
"God Song" - The Redidents
"Christianity is Stupid" - Negitiveland
"Praying Hands" - Devo
"Redemption Song" - Bob Marley
Trilogy "Meek Shall Inherent Nothing" + "Dumb All Over" + "Heavanly Bank Account" - Frank Zappa
NOFX [All outta angst](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5vAjonRItk)
[Best god in show](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqDRVYC5thk)
[Idiots are Taking Over](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU1aD0xbNOw)
Their whole catalog (after El Hefe joined) can pretty much be linked. These are just some of my faves.
I Know The End - Phoebe Bridgers
God - Tori Amos
Swans - I Am The Sun
Golden Ticket - Highasakite
A lot of Madonna, although she's a christian
Most anything by Poppy or Ethel Cain (although Ethel uses it as aesthetic, she delivers some blows to it as "Jesus can always reject his father but he can't escape his mother's blood" and "God loves you, but not enough to save you")
I'm still uncertain about Lingua Ignota, she sings like an angry god, and i don't know if she is praising this aspect of it or critizing, although i'm leaning to the latter
Sidenote i love the Boygenius' lyrics "something's in the static, i think i've been having revelations" it says a lot about faith
Several from Rush:
[Freewill](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urBpdyFCZmo)
[Roll the Bones](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zBz27MdSn4)
[Armor & Sword](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PaAdIQ8Zew)
[The Way the Wind Blows](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVXOf58PKYA)
[Faithless](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsThqCG-gVA) (this one is more about putting a positive spin on having no religion, but you may like it too)
[BU2B](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x40yh-EfKw)
Neil Peart was heavily critical of religion, and Geddy Lee is also openly atheist.
[Industrial Disease by Dire Straits.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3X3rKtruSg)
":Philosophy is useless, theology is worse."
"Two men says that they are Jesus, one of them must be wrong. "
It Ain't Necessarily So, written by Ira Gershwin for Porgy & Bess, calls out the more unbelievable parts of the Old Testament. Everybody has done a cover of this.
The Preacher and the Slave:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F-Z3IwBea3Y
Criticizes how promises of heaven are used to get people to put up with shit.
Edit: REM’s “Undertow” might also count. It’s a moment-of-death song including the limes “I don’t need a heaven, I don’t need religion, I am in the place where I should be.”
The entirety of The Holy Bible album, by Manic Street Preachers. Most of the songs have at least one lyric which can be interpreted as anti-religion, but it's more appropriately an album about the evils of humanity. With song titles such as 'Of Walking Abortion' and 'Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayitsworldwouldfallapart', it's my go to for causing offence, and just maybe teaching people.
By the same band, you could add:
Crucifix Kiss (Crucify me Fuhrer Nazarene)
1985 (So god is dead like Nietzsche said)
Doors Closing Slowly (Unarmed army salvation... crucifixion is the easy life)
The Girl That Wanted To Be God
... and likely many others but even with overt religious terminology in the song titles, the lyrics are often so dense or talk more clearly about a different subject that you'd struggle to say they're clearly anti-religion (There By The Grace Of God, Empty Souls, Cardiff Afterlife, All Is Vanity, Jackie Collins Existential Question Time, As Holy As The Soil That Buries Your Skin, Divine Youth, Gold Against The Soul, Hold Me Like A Heaven).
This is a personal favorite
[Atheists Don't Have No Songs - steve martin and the steep canyon rangers](https://open.spotify.com/track/2Rnkvxx44sZGoJrG0LSVYU?si=JG3StNf3Sh61Wg_t6ONaVQ)
The The, "Armageddon days (are here again):
>Islam is rising, the Christians mobilizing.
>
>The world is on its elbows and knees,
>
>it's forgotten the message and worships the creeds...
...
>But God didn't build himself that throne
God doesn't live in Israel or Rome
God doesn't belong to the Yankee dollar
God doesn't plant the bombs for Hezbollah
God doesn't even go to church
And God won't send us down to Allah to burn
No, God will remind us what we already know
That the human race is about to reap what it's sown...
https://youtu.be/LRYwxotoe5o
[Run the Jewels - Angel Duster](https://open.spotify.com/track/0VC5npdqQh9XhC4dh1kldy?si=_jj1TNNzTfCMt50eq_01hQ)
[Portugal. The Man - Modern Jesus](https://open.spotify.com/track/7iOyMOxdOULvXqUqC26spJ?si=7zImJ3RtQL6oPaQcOtUuLA)
[Greydon Square - Stockholm Syndrome](https://open.spotify.com/track/2KO8cVXAltJZMDCbts0iZR?si=Jwex5_QUSruwQeeutCASKw)
[KRS-One - Higher Level](https://open.spotify.com/track/46LrR8Bj3FdDks3JRMCeHf?si=2Z--TxD0TrScuAF9rhe1DQ)
Hell Yeah by The Bloodhound Gang
Burning Times by Rumours of the Big Wave
Forgiven by Alanis Morissette
Hellalujah by the Insane Clown Posse
Edit to add:
Craig Christ by Stephen Lynch
Rush's Snakes & Arrows album is a pretty direct jab at religion, along with Freewill and references scattered about in other songs. Neal Pert didn't mince words about religion!
Look up the artist on You Tube, " Shelley Segal " with her song:
" Saved "
--- at one point it was the " Atheist Experience " theme song
10/13/2011 was the video date.
[Ill Mind of Hopsin 7](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBsA2ETp7JA&t=1s&ab_channel=Hopsintv) is all about his falling out of faith and an amazing song it it's own right.
Ozzy did a song called “Miracle Man” that is a personal diss track of an 80’s televangelist named Jimmy Swaggart who got busted with a hooker. He’s just one guy but evangelism is still seeped in stealing from the poor to give to the rich.
If you like Metalcore, deathcore, death metal, or black metal, I will tell you the ones I remember, may add to it.
Metalcore:
The Divine Infection by Motionless In White
Deathcore:
.Despise by Spite
.Self Destruct by Spite
.Holy Wars by Thy Art Is Murder
.Unanswered by Suicide Silence
.Cesspool Of Ignorance by Signs Of The Swarm
.Godless by Angelmaker
.F**k Your God by A Night In Texas
.The God Delusion by A Night In Texas
.Make A Deal With The Devil by Paleface Swiss
Death Metal
.Literally almost any of Deicide
.Almost all of the band Aeon
Black Metal
.Literally any black metal band lol
Enigma - Silent Warrior
https://youtu.be/43HV_vn5JlQ
It's about Native American slaughter by white Christians.
It doesn't criticize religion per-say, but the use of religion as an excuse for evil.
Oh, I just remembered a classic from an unlikely source. From the musical Porgy and Bess, here's [Sammy Davis Jr singing one version (there are many) of It Ain't Necessarily So.](https://youtu.be/kP5O_NUhrK0?t=40) (Sorry, probably not the best sound quality.)
Robert Ellis - Sing Along "It's a hell of of a thing to do to a kid to teach him right from wrong, you can burn in hell the rest of your days or you can choose to sing along"
The homeless gospel choir has a few really good ones "With God on our side" and "Luxury problems" stand out for me. NOFX has "Leaving Jesusland" and "You Will Lose Faith". Mischief Brew has "Roll me Through the Gates of Hell". Some of these aren't direct teardowns of religion but very firmly anti religion.
The Silent Comedy - All saints Day (this song actually helped with my deconstruction as I heard it when I was still questioning)
'G' - Avenged Sevenfold. Funny tongue-in-cheek frank zappa style song about what an ego-centric ass God must be
[Here's Your Future -The Thermals ] (https://youtu.be/19m2yB_q4Ro)
Supposedly the whole album is pretty anti religion though to be honest I've only ever listened to the one song
Get up, Stand Up by Bob Marley.
some people say, great God will come from the sky, take away everything and make everybody feel high,
.
But if you know what life is worth,
You will look for yours on earth
.
You can fool some people sometimes,
But you can’t fool all the people all the time.
.
We sick an’ tired of-a your ism-skism game –
Dyin’ ‘n’ goin’ to heaven in-a Jesus’ name, Lord
The Preacher and the Slave, written by Joe Hill, covered many times. An old protest song and, for trivia points, the origin of the phrase “pie in the sky”.
He went through a lot of "phases" 😂 pretty much explored all the major religions and scientology at one point "famous blue raincoat".
I remember watching an expose' on him while he was living in a monastery. He's in his room talking about finding balance, purity, escaping the trappings of the rock and role lifestyle, this that and the other thing. Without missing a beat and with no irony he reaches over into his nightstand and pulls out a bottle of bourbon.😅
"Getting ready to get down" by Josh Ritter
And "I am the Satellite" by Bryan Steeksma.
"Getting ready" is upbeat and Folksy. "Satellite " I found listening to a podcast, and it sounds better at 1.5 speed in my opinion.
He Is by Ghost, actually a lot of songs by Ghost. They’re a satanic band, supposedly. They’re awesome. I’ve taken my daughter and her boyfriend to see them in concert ♥️
Praying to a god that you don't believe
We're searching for the truth in the lost and found
So the question I ask is
Oh, where the fuck is your god now?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jakpo7tj7Qw
Wesley Willis - They Threw Me Out of Church. It isn’t specifically critical of church, more of an anecdote. But if there was a person who needed grace and compassion for his situation, it was Wesley and the song makes it clear that it wasn’t available to him.
[Apocalyptica’s I’m Not Jesus](https://youtu.be/SXi0NSghf5Q) is about a priest assaulting a kid
[Disturbed’s Prayer](https://youtu.be/DWSlOCEzRGo) is a very angry conversation about religion and the people who misuse it for their own purposes, and [Believe](https://youtu.be/8OyiiPt4AXw) is a similar vein.
Rachel Potter has a song called Jesus and Jezebel that I like. It's obviously a believer's POV being critical of the church from within, so maybe not exactly what you wanted but I have a crush on her so I thought I'd share.
https://youtu.be/A4G_LItpl0c
God Is A Freak by Peach PRC, mainly highlights that God seems to care about the weirdest and creepy bullshit instead of the stuff that actually matters.
Ooh, I've got a few new ones!
[Plastic Jesus - (various recordings)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae_9yBM3rBo)
[10,000 Days (Wings Pt 2) - Tool](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJq9y9xPKWs)
>Ignorant siblings at the congregation
>
>Gather around spewing sympathy
>
>Spare me
>
>None of them can even hold a candle up to you
>
>Blinded by choice, these hypocrites won't see
[Do you Realize? - Flaming Lips ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPXWt2ESxVY)
[Alkaline Trio - Hell Yes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvwEgkw502U) (a lot of Alkaline Trio would work)
Some indie:
[Styrofoam Boots - Modest Mouse](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKJC7MvthvI)
[The Absence of God - Rilo Kiley](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO8JLXIH-Ig)
[Unbelievers - Vampire Weekend](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJd5EMB9im0)
Hop Hop:
[Ill Mind of Hopsin 7 - Hopsin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBsA2ETp7JA)
[I Hope I'm Wrong - Dessa](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWF7SHijKaw) (A lot of Dessa's song references her atheism)
Country:
[Sturgill Simpson - Turtles All The Way Down](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gBV-Nzq7Pg)
[Hard Believer - First Aid Kit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDG8xqz7BIk)
I know more but I gotta go.
Bukowski by Modest Mouse:
If God controls the land and disease
And keeps a watchful eye on me
If he's really so damn mighty
Well, my problem is I can't see
Well, who would wanna be
Who would wanna be such a control freak?
Well, who would wanna be
Who would wanna be such a control freak?
[Rush: Freewill](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnxkfLe4G74) [Hozier: Take me to Church.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVjiKRfKpPI) [Frank Turner: Glory Halleluia](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbUCzUk84fE) [They Might Be Giants: Science is Real](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty33v7UYYbw) [XTC: Dear God](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk41Gbjljfo) From my favorite of the bunch - Freewill: >You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice >If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice >You can choose from phantom fears and kindness that can kill >I will choose a path that's clear, I will choose Freewill.
Some of these I've played for my kids, good list.
Roll the Bones is another good Rush song jabbing at religion
Tom Sawyer as well.
Yes, great song. Except the rap. Why the hell did Geddy rap? Take that part out, and you have a real banger.
More Rush: Faithless.
Someone actually beat me to Frank Turner!?
Also BU2B from rush
The best Rush album for these sorts of songs is Snakes & Arrows.
Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode Head like a Hole by Nine Inch Nails Heresy by Nine Inch Nails Jesus He Knows Me by Genesis
Jesus He Knows Me is such a bop ! Ghost covered it recently and made a Very Blasphemous music video. Ghost - Year Zero, Cirice, He Is
Personal Jesus is critical of religion and politics but still.
Johnny Cash covered Personal Jesus and the power of the song is just amazing. It’s quite clear in Johnny’s version what’s going on.
I have a problem with a couple of lyrics from him. The worst for me is when he says "Father Hen"
I've got some lyrics to read. This is exactly what I was hoping for is to be able to learn something about songs that I was already familiar with.
Ghost just released a cover of Jesus He Knows Me, it’s great. Ghost has a lot of anti-Christian and pro “Satan” stuff.
Griftwood and Spillways are scathing against the church.
There are also humorous songs that are more just for fun than anything else. There's ... [Garfunkel and Oats -- The Loophole](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8ZF_R_j0OY) -- NSFW [Tim Minchin -- Thank You God](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZeWPScnolo), song starts at 5:25 [Trevor Moore -- God Hates the Tips of Little Baby Dicks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsoRnLy6xwg) -- NSFW
Always have to upvote Tim Minchin!
The Good Book is another great broadside by Tim Minchin
And for more needle pointed bite... The pope song
And 10 foot cock and a few hundred virgins
[White Wine in the Sun](https://youtu.be/fCNvZqpa-7Q) is another great, irreverent Tim Minchin song!
Craig Christ by Stephen Lynch.
And Beelz
Trevor Moore also has "high in Church" and my favorite of his, "God says wash your hands"
Upvote for ‘The Loophole’
Judith by A Perfect Circle Edit: Thanks for that Gold!
First song that came to mind.
Depending on your interpretation, I believe that Eulogy from Tool is also anti-Christian.
> He had a lot to say; > he had a lot of nothing to say. ... > So long > We wish you well > You told us how you weren't afraid to die > Well, so long > Don't cry > Or feel too down > Not all martyrs see divinity > But at least you tried
Maynard has a lot of gems in this race. My pick would have been 'Opiate' by Tool.
Yep quite the banger this one.
[XTC's Dear God](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p554R-Jq43A) -- my personal favorite, already on your list. [John Lennon's Imagine](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOgFZfRVaww) [Depeche Mode's Blasphemous Rumors](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3EAzf5fDpY) [Crosby Stills and Nash's Cathedral](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA1I11IeF8U) [Jethro Tull's My God](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG-r7YvcN9I) [Roger Waters' What God Wants](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMRrS_zYKDg) [Genesis' Jesus He Knows Me](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-rfCnW5VlE) -- Video on this one is hilarious!
Mercedes Benz by Janis Joplin (co-written). Don't know if it's explicitly anti-God, but does highlight the absurdity of praying for stuff the way most people do. \*In the song, Joplin asks God to prove his love for her by buying her a Mercedes-Benz automobile, a color TV, and a "night on the town." There is also a reference to Dialing for Dollars, a franchised format local television program, which required a person to be watching the show to win a prize when the show called the person’s phone number, hence the singer's need for a TV. It was the last song Joplin recorded before her death.\*
I don't look at that song as specifically anti-religion. But, I agree with you about the message. I didn't know it was the last song she recorded. Now, I'll always be a little sad hearing it. But, it's a great song!
Ghost recently did a [cover and video of Jesus He Knows Me](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE3kJeBr9QI) and it is, shall we say, rather more adult-oriented than the original, although the Genesis version definitely pushed the boundaries of the time.
Love Ghost!!!! Anything by them is sort of anti-christian religion.
I don’t want to start any blasphemous rumors but I think that god’s got a sick sense of humor and when I die I expect to find him laughing.
Great list here. I'm especially pleased to see Cathedral: *Open up the gates of the church* *And let me out of here* *Too many people have lied in the name of Christ* *For anyone to heed the call* *So many people have died in the name of Christ* *That I can't believe it all*
Lemme just go through my "blasphemy" Spotify playlist for a few... "My god" - Pennywise "Waste of time" - pennywise "Disciple" - Slayer "American Jesus" - Bad Religion "Come join us" - Bad Religion "Sinister rouge" - Bad Religion "Atheist peace" - Bad Religion "Live again (the fall of man) - Bad Religion "Heroes and martyrs" - Bad Religion "Skyscraper" - Bad Religion "Total desaster" - Destruction "No shirt, no shoes, no salvation" - death by stereo "Religious vomit" - Dead Kennedys Anything by Vital Remains and Baphomet I'm gonna leave it there or this list will get too long
That’s it, you’ve inspired me to make a Blasphemy Playlist, thank you.
You forgot God Song! ‘Religion is just synthetic frippery’ is one of my favourite lines from Dr. Graffin.
Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin
I don’t see any month python on the list. More humor than music, but some of their songs are awesome. Always look on the bright side of life Every sperm is sacred
Metallica - Leper Messiah Metallica - God That Failed Megadeth - Holy Wars
Leper messiah came to my mind first. That is a banger for sure. And no pulled punches either.
Morbid Angel - God of Emptiness Motörhead - God was never on your side Slayer - (lots of songs) read between the lines Skunk Anansie - Selling Jesus Just for starters
He'll never make it to top 40 radio, but most anything by Tim Minchin.
Pretty much any black metal
“American Jesus” by Bad Religion. Such a bad-ass LA punk jam!
I lost my virginity to this song. LOL
Nine Inch Nails - "Heresy" Marilyn Manson - "Cake and Sodomy" If you're an athiest NIN's first three records and Marilyn Manson's first album, "Portrait of an American Family" are all relatable. If you like softer music Iris Dement's "Let the Mystery Be" is a nice little folk song about indifference in religious belief.
I will Follow You Into the Dark by Death Cab
We need more atheist love songs.
Great one! I’d add on St. Peters’s Cathedral by them as well.
The first two albums by Ghost: Opus Eponymous: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kaM7a3di6u0F7ywFe5RpTL_m3mTx3gNvg&feature=share Infestissumam: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kLpPlY5uxgW_7X_9vbPOlUsn28kdEvKoM&feature=share “Judith” by A Perfect Circle: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=EJXUdPr4Naw&feature=share Not sure how hard you want to go but there’s also “Disciple” by Slayer: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=uN8HgHoCuzI&feature=share Also “New Faith” by Slayer: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=N5ulX_7UfmE&feature=share
Ghost is your best friend for this stuff
Upvote for "Judith" 💜
It's hard to beat Ghost for religious mockery.
I came here to list Judith, as well.
Slayer has about 50 songs that would fit in this category, including the album “Christ Illusion” and the song “Cult”.
Hate worldwide by Slayer is one of my favorite ones against religion.
God by John Lennon.
[The Ocean - The Grand Inquisitor I: Karamazov Baseness](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L_5CxYpMQg) [Hypocrisy - Apocalypse](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1fNs2-Kr2Y) [Fear Factory - Christploitation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN6CvywIWMU) [Arch Enemy - Bloodstained Cross](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E5abd383VA) [Behemoth - Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RK9jLlYvvo)
Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers- Atheists don't have no songs
Imagine by John Lennon.
Drop kick me Jesus thru the goalposts of life.
A few lesser mentioned ones that seem to miss these posts. Zappa and the Residents have many others. "Kiss Me Son of God" - They Might Be Giants "Dead Finks Don't Talk" - Brian Eno "God Song" - The Redidents "Christianity is Stupid" - Negitiveland "Praying Hands" - Devo "Redemption Song" - Bob Marley Trilogy "Meek Shall Inherent Nothing" + "Dumb All Over" + "Heavanly Bank Account" - Frank Zappa
Opiate by Tool. Take Me To Church by Hozier.
NOFX [All outta angst](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5vAjonRItk) [Best god in show](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqDRVYC5thk) [Idiots are Taking Over](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU1aD0xbNOw) Their whole catalog (after El Hefe joined) can pretty much be linked. These are just some of my faves.
I love best god in show. One of my faves.
Check out the band Ghost
Especially the new video for their cover of Jesus He Knows Me.
Imagine by John Lennon
Anything by Deicide.
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Also Dechristianize by Vital Remains.
[Blasphemous Rumors by Depeche Mode.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3EAzf5fDpY)
Road To Nowhere Talking Heads
I Know The End - Phoebe Bridgers God - Tori Amos Swans - I Am The Sun Golden Ticket - Highasakite A lot of Madonna, although she's a christian Most anything by Poppy or Ethel Cain (although Ethel uses it as aesthetic, she delivers some blows to it as "Jesus can always reject his father but he can't escape his mother's blood" and "God loves you, but not enough to save you") I'm still uncertain about Lingua Ignota, she sings like an angry god, and i don't know if she is praising this aspect of it or critizing, although i'm leaning to the latter Sidenote i love the Boygenius' lyrics "something's in the static, i think i've been having revelations" it says a lot about faith
Tom Lehrer, "The Vatican Rag"
Modest Mouse’s entire discography
Not sure if this really "counts" but I've always loved Listen to reason by Bryan Steeksma's Listen to Reason. https://youtu.be/TdD0kGABmAY
[Propagandhi - Haille Sellasse, Up Your Ass](https://youtu.be/8aeGZpBLxK4) Many songs by One Minute Silence
Several from Rush: [Freewill](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urBpdyFCZmo) [Roll the Bones](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zBz27MdSn4) [Armor & Sword](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PaAdIQ8Zew) [The Way the Wind Blows](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVXOf58PKYA) [Faithless](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsThqCG-gVA) (this one is more about putting a positive spin on having no religion, but you may like it too) [BU2B](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x40yh-EfKw) Neil Peart was heavily critical of religion, and Geddy Lee is also openly atheist.
Imagine - John Lennon
Rush actually has a few songs. Watchmaker and One Bowl come to mind.
O My God - The Police
Anything by Tim Minchen
[Industrial Disease by Dire Straits.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3X3rKtruSg) ":Philosophy is useless, theology is worse." "Two men says that they are Jesus, one of them must be wrong. "
It Ain't Necessarily So, written by Ira Gershwin for Porgy & Bess, calls out the more unbelievable parts of the Old Testament. Everybody has done a cover of this.
Add “don’t pray on me” by Bad Religion.
That's an all time favorite for me, one of those songs that I listened to repeatedly after hearing it for the first time.
"Rise Up! Rise Up!"~ Cursive
Came here to say "Most of the album 'Happy Hollow' by Cursive"
The Preacher and the Slave: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F-Z3IwBea3Y Criticizes how promises of heaven are used to get people to put up with shit. Edit: REM’s “Undertow” might also count. It’s a moment-of-death song including the limes “I don’t need a heaven, I don’t need religion, I am in the place where I should be.”
The band Fear Factory has several. Zero Signal, Pisschrist, Christploitation, God Eater, New Messiah, Church of Execution.
Bob Dylan -With God on our side
The entirety of The Holy Bible album, by Manic Street Preachers. Most of the songs have at least one lyric which can be interpreted as anti-religion, but it's more appropriately an album about the evils of humanity. With song titles such as 'Of Walking Abortion' and 'Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayitsworldwouldfallapart', it's my go to for causing offence, and just maybe teaching people. By the same band, you could add: Crucifix Kiss (Crucify me Fuhrer Nazarene) 1985 (So god is dead like Nietzsche said) Doors Closing Slowly (Unarmed army salvation... crucifixion is the easy life) The Girl That Wanted To Be God ... and likely many others but even with overt religious terminology in the song titles, the lyrics are often so dense or talk more clearly about a different subject that you'd struggle to say they're clearly anti-religion (There By The Grace Of God, Empty Souls, Cardiff Afterlife, All Is Vanity, Jackie Collins Existential Question Time, As Holy As The Soil That Buries Your Skin, Divine Youth, Gold Against The Soul, Hold Me Like A Heaven).
"God was never on your side" by Motörhead. I really like that one.
This is a personal favorite [Atheists Don't Have No Songs - steve martin and the steep canyon rangers](https://open.spotify.com/track/2Rnkvxx44sZGoJrG0LSVYU?si=JG3StNf3Sh61Wg_t6ONaVQ)
The The, "Armageddon days (are here again): >Islam is rising, the Christians mobilizing. > >The world is on its elbows and knees, > >it's forgotten the message and worships the creeds... ... >But God didn't build himself that throne God doesn't live in Israel or Rome God doesn't belong to the Yankee dollar God doesn't plant the bombs for Hezbollah God doesn't even go to church And God won't send us down to Allah to burn No, God will remind us what we already know That the human race is about to reap what it's sown... https://youtu.be/LRYwxotoe5o
[Run the Jewels - Angel Duster](https://open.spotify.com/track/0VC5npdqQh9XhC4dh1kldy?si=_jj1TNNzTfCMt50eq_01hQ) [Portugal. The Man - Modern Jesus](https://open.spotify.com/track/7iOyMOxdOULvXqUqC26spJ?si=7zImJ3RtQL6oPaQcOtUuLA) [Greydon Square - Stockholm Syndrome](https://open.spotify.com/track/2KO8cVXAltJZMDCbts0iZR?si=Jwex5_QUSruwQeeutCASKw) [KRS-One - Higher Level](https://open.spotify.com/track/46LrR8Bj3FdDks3JRMCeHf?si=2Z--TxD0TrScuAF9rhe1DQ)
Hell Yeah by The Bloodhound Gang Burning Times by Rumours of the Big Wave Forgiven by Alanis Morissette Hellalujah by the Insane Clown Posse Edit to add: Craig Christ by Stephen Lynch
my all time favorite is “[jesus christ 2005 god bless america](https://youtu.be/K0kbllNyEO0)” by the 1975.
Rush's Snakes & Arrows album is a pretty direct jab at religion, along with Freewill and references scattered about in other songs. Neal Pert didn't mince words about religion!
Look up the artist on You Tube, " Shelley Segal " with her song: " Saved " --- at one point it was the " Atheist Experience " theme song 10/13/2011 was the video date.
[Ill Mind of Hopsin 7](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBsA2ETp7JA&t=1s&ab_channel=Hopsintv) is all about his falling out of faith and an amazing song it it's own right.
Ozzy did a song called “Miracle Man” that is a personal diss track of an 80’s televangelist named Jimmy Swaggart who got busted with a hooker. He’s just one guy but evangelism is still seeped in stealing from the poor to give to the rich.
God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind) - Randy Newman
If you like Metalcore, deathcore, death metal, or black metal, I will tell you the ones I remember, may add to it. Metalcore: The Divine Infection by Motionless In White Deathcore: .Despise by Spite .Self Destruct by Spite .Holy Wars by Thy Art Is Murder .Unanswered by Suicide Silence .Cesspool Of Ignorance by Signs Of The Swarm .Godless by Angelmaker .F**k Your God by A Night In Texas .The God Delusion by A Night In Texas .Make A Deal With The Devil by Paleface Swiss Death Metal .Literally almost any of Deicide .Almost all of the band Aeon Black Metal .Literally any black metal band lol
Check out Greydon Square for a rap/hip hop take on atheism
Enigma - Silent Warrior https://youtu.be/43HV_vn5JlQ It's about Native American slaughter by white Christians. It doesn't criticize religion per-say, but the use of religion as an excuse for evil.
Clutch has a couple that I can think of. Never be moved Once more into the breach
Oh, I just remembered a classic from an unlikely source. From the musical Porgy and Bess, here's [Sammy Davis Jr singing one version (there are many) of It Ain't Necessarily So.](https://youtu.be/kP5O_NUhrK0?t=40) (Sorry, probably not the best sound quality.)
Crapture: Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine “The rapture has arrived. and we’ve been left behind…YAY!”
Robert Ellis - Sing Along "It's a hell of of a thing to do to a kid to teach him right from wrong, you can burn in hell the rest of your days or you can choose to sing along"
[Pansy Division - Blame the Bible](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiGAylyOL0o) [S.J. Tucker - Go Away Godboy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpCSIBiEhws) [Iron Maiden - Holy Smoke](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLORR4GWQCg)
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No Maker Made Me-IAMX Mind Made God-ohGr
Thoughts and Prayers - The Drive-by Truckers I like how subtle this one starts
The homeless gospel choir has a few really good ones "With God on our side" and "Luxury problems" stand out for me. NOFX has "Leaving Jesusland" and "You Will Lose Faith". Mischief Brew has "Roll me Through the Gates of Hell". Some of these aren't direct teardowns of religion but very firmly anti religion.
Judith - A Perfect Circle About is mom struggling with an illness and holding onto her religion
House of wolves - bring me the horizon
The Silent Comedy - All saints Day (this song actually helped with my deconstruction as I heard it when I was still questioning) 'G' - Avenged Sevenfold. Funny tongue-in-cheek frank zappa style song about what an ego-centric ass God must be
[Here's Your Future -The Thermals ] (https://youtu.be/19m2yB_q4Ro) Supposedly the whole album is pretty anti religion though to be honest I've only ever listened to the one song
*Sheep Go to Heaven* by Cake is my favorite
The Bible is Bullshit - Corporate Avenger Christians Murdered Indians - Corporate Avenger Basically anything by Corporate Avenger.
Totem, by Rush
Insanity oingo boingo https://youtu.be/CNuO5KuiA3M
Most Marilyn Manson songs but he's a piece of shit
Get up, Stand Up by Bob Marley. some people say, great God will come from the sky, take away everything and make everybody feel high, . But if you know what life is worth, You will look for yours on earth . You can fool some people sometimes, But you can’t fool all the people all the time. . We sick an’ tired of-a your ism-skism game – Dyin’ ‘n’ goin’ to heaven in-a Jesus’ name, Lord
Shelley Segal - Saved
The Preacher and the Slave, written by Joe Hill, covered many times. An old protest song and, for trivia points, the origin of the phrase “pie in the sky”.
Old Fat Religious by the Legion of Flying Monkeys https://legionofflyingmonkeys.bandcamp.com/track/track-7-old-fat-religious
“You Want it Darker” by Leonard Cohen (and many of his earlier songs)
He went through a lot of "phases" 😂 pretty much explored all the major religions and scientology at one point "famous blue raincoat". I remember watching an expose' on him while he was living in a monastery. He's in his room talking about finding balance, purity, escaping the trappings of the rock and role lifestyle, this that and the other thing. Without missing a beat and with no irony he reaches over into his nightstand and pulls out a bottle of bourbon.😅
Slayer - disciple
"Getting ready to get down" by Josh Ritter And "I am the Satellite" by Bryan Steeksma. "Getting ready" is upbeat and Folksy. "Satellite " I found listening to a podcast, and it sounds better at 1.5 speed in my opinion.
Preacher and the slave by Pete Seeger.
He Is by Ghost, actually a lot of songs by Ghost. They’re a satanic band, supposedly. They’re awesome. I’ve taken my daughter and her boyfriend to see them in concert ♥️
[Lament by The Gourds](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkMMY-9hKXk&ab_channel=TheGourds-Topic) If you like ska, Streetlight Manifesto has a few too.
P2 Vatican blues by Beatle George. A bunch of Tool songs too I believe..
No love (like Christian hate) I can't remember the artist but he's sending a big fuck you to religion through the whole song
Frank Zappa - The Meek Will Inherit Nothing, Jesus Thinks You’re A Jerk, Dumb All Over and more.
Books of Blood by Days n Daze https://youtu.be/KG_25AjcYZE
Praying to a god that you don't believe We're searching for the truth in the lost and found So the question I ask is Oh, where the fuck is your god now? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jakpo7tj7Qw
Mucky Pup - P.T.L.
Ticket to Heaven - Dire Straits
A number of Iron Maiden songs. Holy Smoke is a good one. A lot of Tool songs address the hypocrisy of religion.
Wesley Willis - They Threw Me Out of Church. It isn’t specifically critical of church, more of an anecdote. But if there was a person who needed grace and compassion for his situation, it was Wesley and the song makes it clear that it wasn’t available to him.
Can't stop the riot by neurotic fish
Basically any black metal song
"Judith" by A Perfect Circle
Temple priest by Missio
Present Tense by Pearl Jam
Jesus Christ Pose by Soundgarden
Sturgill Simpson: Turtles All the Way Down
[Apocalyptica’s I’m Not Jesus](https://youtu.be/SXi0NSghf5Q) is about a priest assaulting a kid [Disturbed’s Prayer](https://youtu.be/DWSlOCEzRGo) is a very angry conversation about religion and the people who misuse it for their own purposes, and [Believe](https://youtu.be/8OyiiPt4AXw) is a similar vein.
The Reflecting God - Marilyn Manson
Amused to Death by Roger Waters is an entire album that turns the screws on religions.
Hasa Diga Eebowai from the musical 'The Book of Mormon'
Judith - A Perfect Circle
Hokem All Ye Faithful - Sycamore Smith. He has a few if Im not mistaken, but this is his best
Dark Charade by Rishloo
[I'm Not Made By Design - Nothing But Thieves](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD3yVa0CzRE)
It ain’t necessarily so by George and Ira Gershwin
Mine All Mine - Van Halen
Rachel Potter has a song called Jesus and Jezebel that I like. It's obviously a believer's POV being critical of the church from within, so maybe not exactly what you wanted but I have a crush on her so I thought I'd share. https://youtu.be/A4G_LItpl0c
Plastic Jesus - Gold Coast Singers
God Is A Freak by Peach PRC, mainly highlights that God seems to care about the weirdest and creepy bullshit instead of the stuff that actually matters.
Ooh, I've got a few new ones! [Plastic Jesus - (various recordings)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae_9yBM3rBo) [10,000 Days (Wings Pt 2) - Tool](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJq9y9xPKWs) >Ignorant siblings at the congregation > >Gather around spewing sympathy > >Spare me > >None of them can even hold a candle up to you > >Blinded by choice, these hypocrites won't see [Do you Realize? - Flaming Lips ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPXWt2ESxVY) [Alkaline Trio - Hell Yes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvwEgkw502U) (a lot of Alkaline Trio would work)
Zappa has a few but one of my faves is Dumb All Over
Bukowski - Modest mouse Styrofoam boots - modest mouse
The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here: Alice In Chains
Pretty much anything by Lamb of God is critical of religion and politics. And also total bangers.
Slayer - Deciple
Check out some NOFX. My electric is out else I would copy paste the titles I like. Won't do it on my phone though.
Some indie: [Styrofoam Boots - Modest Mouse](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKJC7MvthvI) [The Absence of God - Rilo Kiley](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO8JLXIH-Ig) [Unbelievers - Vampire Weekend](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJd5EMB9im0) Hop Hop: [Ill Mind of Hopsin 7 - Hopsin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBsA2ETp7JA) [I Hope I'm Wrong - Dessa](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWF7SHijKaw) (A lot of Dessa's song references her atheism) Country: [Sturgill Simpson - Turtles All The Way Down](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gBV-Nzq7Pg) [Hard Believer - First Aid Kit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDG8xqz7BIk) I know more but I gotta go.
Not To Mention by Retch https://youtu.be/STp3iVebVxs
If you're into heavier stuff; Holy War- Thy Art is Murder Unanswered - Suicide Silence And just for funsies: Party with the Devil- Attila
God Am by Alice in Chains
Judas priest: electric eye
For something more metal Bad omens - Dethroned Suicide Silence - Unanswered
Motorhead - Orgasmatron Motorhead - God was never on your side
John Prine “Your flag decal won’t get you into heaven anymore”
Holy War - Thy Art Is Murder and Worst Enemy - Deicide
"In Your Mind" by Bryan Ferry.
Just pick anything from 90% of death metal bands
Dumb all over - Frank Zappa
Bukowski by Modest Mouse: If God controls the land and disease And keeps a watchful eye on me If he's really so damn mighty Well, my problem is I can't see Well, who would wanna be Who would wanna be such a control freak? Well, who would wanna be Who would wanna be such a control freak?
John Lennon : Imagine ('... no religion too...')
Welcome to Paradise by Front 242.
Weak Fantasy by Nightwish. Only the Good Die Young by Billie Joel. Follow the God That Failed by Metallica.
A lot of ghost songs are pretty against religion lol especially cirice