Satan Is My Motor

This is my first in 'Satan in Music' threads. I don't in anyway stand behind Satan, but I will admit he's put the fear of God in me now and then.

I respect the users here that don't believe in Satan, lucky you... and it probably doesn't matter anyway as long as you are living a good healthy life. That's how I feel about it.

Anyway, here is a song about a guy... and... well... Satan is his motor. The band is Cake, the song is great... but I often wonder what it means, and what he was thinking about when he wrote it.

Is Satan really his motor? Will he go to Hell for writing such a good song? What are your thoughts, please.

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Cake
Satan Is My Motor

I've got wheels,
Of polished steel,
I've got tires that drive,
The road,

I've got seats that selflessly,
Hold my friends,
And a trunk that can carry,
The heaviest of loads,

I've got a mind that can steer me,
To your house,
And a heart that can bring you,
Red flowers,

My intentions are good,
And earnest, and true,
But under my hood,
Is internal combustion power,

And Satan is my motor,
Hear my motor power,
Satan is my motor, motor,
Hear my motor power,

Satan is the only one,
Who seems to understand,

I've got brakes,
I'm wide awake,
I can stop this car,
At anytime,

At the very last second,
I can change directions,
Turn completely around,
If I feel so inclined,

I've got a mind that can steer me,
To your house,
And a heart that can bring you,
Red flowers,

My intentions are good,
And earnest, and true,
But under my hood,
Is internal combustion power,

And Satan is my motor,
Hear my motor power,
Satan is my motor, motor,
Hear my motor power,

Satan is the only one,
Who seems to understand,
Satan is my motor,

Satan is my motor,
Satan is my motor,
Satan is my motor,
Satan is my motor,

Satan is my motor,
Hear my motor power,

Satan is the only one,
Who seems to understand...

Here's another written by an old college buddy of mine, an estranged Catholic.
It's not clear from our Heaven or Hell thread what bearing authorship of such
songs has on one's fate in the after-life.

And for the record, I don't believe that the author of the previous song actually has Satan as his motor.

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Devil Boy

I slept through Easter yesterday
Right through Christmas just the same
The priest came up to me all up in arms
He said, "Devil Boy what have you done?"

The Jesuits rolled in their tanks to my front door
While the Capuchins held a love-in on my front porch
The Augustinians kept to themselves, stuck their tongues out in a row
They said, "Devil Boy, it's off to hell you go!"

So I'll sit and pray for her to call me there
I'll burn that bridge a thousand times, on the cross I bear
Just to wonder if you're listening from a soap box in the sky
To finally realize my price, was it you or I?

Hey Devil Boy
We're gonna blow your house in
Hey Devil Boy
What do you think of that?

For heaven's sake
It's only been 2000 years
And I can't wait any longer for you
For heaven's sake
I'd give away eternity
If you would come back to me
If you would come back to me

-- Jason Ross, 7M3

Originally posted by DoctorScribbles
Here's another written by an old college buddy of mine, an estranged Catholic.
It's not clear from our Heaven or Hell thread what bearing authorship of such
songs has on one's fate in the after-life.

And for the record, I don't believe that the author of the previous song actually has Satan as his motor.

-------------------------------- ...[text shortened]... ternity
If you would come back to me
If you would come back to me

-- Jason Ross, 7M3

I'd like to hear the music that goes with this song... or can you get the music? Tabs would be best.

Have you heard the song I pasted? Great stuff. I also think he sings it in jest, but what compelled him to do so I wonder sometimes? Is it a song of frustration? A song of rebelion?

Cake also has a Sheep go to Heavan, Goats go to Hell... wasn't there a bible quote floating around about that today? I will find the info if you don't know about that cake song, or about the Goats on the left, Sheep on the right scripture.

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http://www.7m3.com/tabs/as_tabs.html

Scroll down to find it. It's a pretty simple song to play.


I've never really gotten into Cake, so I don't know that song.
Too bad Nemesio won't let us trade.

Originally posted by DoctorScribbles
http://www.7m3.com/tabs/as_tabs.html

Scroll down to find it. It's a pretty simple song to play.


I've never really gotten into Cake, so I don't know that song.
Too bad Nemesio won't let us trade.

I can play this part....

Rhy. Fig. 1
----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------| * Repeat 2 times for intro *
----9-------9---|----7-------7---|
--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|
9-------9-------|7-------7-------|
----------------|----------------|


They describe some chords, but next is more chords I don't really know. I'll bring it to a friend of mine.

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Originally posted by Phlabibit


They describe some chords, but next is more chords I don't really know.

Dadd9/F#
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0
3
2
0
0
2


Em7
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0
0
0
0
2
0

Originally posted by DoctorScribbles
Dadd9/F#
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0
3
2
0
0
2


Em7
--------------
0
0
0
0
2
0

Ahhhh...

Do you play?

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Originally posted by Phlabibit
Ahhhh...

Do you play?

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Yep. Music used to be my first love, until I discovered games. I played guitar in a college rock band.

Well, I suck. I guess many would say I can play... but many would say I can play chess also... some would say I can not!

I'll need to send my latest works out for you... I suck, but it's my music.

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(Hijacking my own thread, damn it!)

Originally posted by Phlabibit
Well, I suck. I guess many would say I can play... but many would say I can play chess also... some would say I can not!

I'll need to send my latest works out for you... I suck, but it's my music.

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(Hijacking my own thread, damn it!)

Perhaps we can start a Who's Got the Balls to Post their Crappy Music? thread at Forum Wars.

Originally posted by DoctorScribbles
Perhaps we can start a Who's Got the Balls to Post their Crappy Music? thread at Forum Wars.

I could post a motet I wrote.

But wait...

You have to pay for it 😉

It's worth a million dollars 🙂

Originally posted by DoctorScribbles
Perhaps we can start a Who's Got the Balls to Post their Crappy Music? thread at Forum Wars.

I've already posted some of my crap music, but will post more.

Nemesio... are you sending me your million dollar motet in the mail? I can't stop wondering what you're sending!!!??

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Originally posted by Nemesio
I could post a motet I wrote.

But wait...

You have to pay for it 😉

It's worth a million dollars 🙂

Nemesio, I'll swap you one of mine for it, and it's worth £1million so you win on the eexchange rate 😉

This is another fun one to play, especially Nirvana style.


Ain't it a Shame

Ain't it a shame to go fishin on a Sunday
Ain't it a shame
Ain't it a shame to go fishin on a Sunday
When you got Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Oh, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Ain't it a shame

Ain't it a shame to have a drink on Sunday
Ain't it a shame
Ain't it a shame to have a drink on Sunday
When you got Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Oh, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Ain't it a shame

Ain't it a shame to beat your wife on Sunday
Ain't it a shame
Ain't it a shame to beat your wife on Sunday
When you got Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Oh, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Ain't it a shame

-- Huddie Ledbetter

A classic little ditty from Ben Folds Five:

Satan is my Master

right here, right now,
Ben's gonna tell a little sad tale to,
to all you...
all you people out there...

Satan is my master
he has always been
he tells me what to do
he buys my Metallica records for me
and sometimes I think...

thank you very much

Satan is my master