Confession/Last Year lyrics

Yes, I've put on the collar again But no, I'm not celebrating mass... Not yet, Monsignor Maybe, in time... My life now, is... is like... A sentence in which every word seems to be missing a letter (Bless me Father, I have sinned My last confession was...) You've been very gracious to me, Monsignor Very... patient I haven't been able to speak about what happened It's time to... Time Last year, last year I saw the world exploding I felt a wierd forboding Before I watched the city fall In silver clouds Consuming crowds Of unsuspecting souls How wrong, I thought That God would hath no pity He'd let a gleaming city Be crushed and leveled to the ground Around me, I heard praying Crys of grief, and praying But I remember saying "What for? Who is listening to us? Who hears our prayer? Is there such a thing as heaven? Is there no there there?" Last year, last year Before the endless grieving I went to bed believing That God would always be a friend But when the smoke finally cleared My faith in God had disappeared So I let go of hope And that's how I could cope Last year, last year (Bless me Father, I have sinned My last confession was... Bless me Father, tell me why All of the great and innocent die!?) Stop! I can't answer you! There isn't any answer! There never was an answer! All of these years I've been living a lie A lie, a lie, a lie, a lie My Aunt Monica was right (Religion is tyranny!) Born in Rome, she became a communist After Mussolini was deposed Then she immigrated to America (Salute the worker!) A terrific cook (Socialism or die!) And a dedicated Atheist (You did WHAT?!) I remember how unhappy she was When I announced I was entering the priesthood...