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Hard confessions deep in the night- Hit me with the left, then hits me with a right
All of that begins and ends right now
I refuse to be my mystery clown

Try like heaven, like hell, like we
Are something to see, like we’re someone to be
Excuse away the traditional signs
propaganda with whitewashed lies

——
Brand new day, learning to pray
All day long I’m in a nightgown
All the way up, all the way down

Watch your head, before an amen
Big sweat stain the could flatten the sun
Three is a one and a one and a one
——

He says stop but go say the eyes
Walking on eggshells walking on wires
A bad trip tied to alligator shoes
Expensive tie, watch always reads noon

I’ll fight like hell he cries with a half smile
Then he turns away as they walk the mile
A life of pain and tears and regret
Most of us lose, some of us win

——
Brand new day, learning to pray
All day long I’m in a nightgown
All the way up, all the way down

Watch your head, before an amen
Big sweat stain the could flatten the sun
Three equals one plus one plus one
——

Hollywood horse hooves light up above
Maybe it’s hate, it’s probably love
Horse mane, dirty jeans
shirts and thin ties
Talk about texture cowboy and mimes

The good goddamn emperor’s got no clothes
Take it on the chin I’ll take it on the nose
Just a phase we’re passing through
Innocent artist poses in the nude

——
Brand new day, learning to pray
All day long I’m in a nightgown
All the way up, all the way down

Watch your head, before an amen
Big sweat stain the could flatten the sun
Aggressive lovers respond with a shrug
——

He won’t be mocked as the crowd closes in
The sins of the father are the father of the sins
Tripping down stones keep the candles well lit
Laughing like a Saturday night live skit

I’ll die while getting robbed by the priest
One last rite and Rest In Peace
Give us this day our daily bread
Or I’ll kick em in the teeth while I shoot em In the head

——
Brand new day, learning to pray
All day long I’m in a nightgown
All the way up, all the way down

Watch your head, before an amen
Big sweat stain the could flatten the sun
Three means one and a one and a one
——

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from Memorial Day : Fifty Demolitions, released May 26, 2021

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