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well, i thought that you’d been raptured
when i came home early from the factory
to find your favourite floral patterned
gown
just lying in the doorway
it clashed with the colours of the flooring
they’ve got you singing in the chorus
now
wondered what made me the sinner
never been a perfect christian
but ain't i prayed and been forgiven,
lord?
and i've worked to make a living
and provided for my children
wore the knuckles of my fingers
raw
and i don't go in for drinking
or carry on with other women
haven't smoked since you got pregnant
babe
so how could i be made a sinner?
left down here among the living
the unwashed and the imprisoned
the ones who did and said they didn't
while you're in heaven with the risen
lord?
i was snapped out of my dreaming
as if someone dragged a needle
across the record that was reeling
on
playing muffled through that speaker
where an unfamiliar t-shirt
and an empty pairs of jeans were
thrown
wondering if you could be the sinner
left down here among the living
all the unrepentant millions
who admit that they’ve committed
something they cannot be forgiven
for
and your camisole and leggings
made a path towards the bedroom
so i followed like a breadcrumb
trail
and on the wall there was a dead man
nailed above the creaking headboard
and as i watched his limbs were spreading
out
and he looked down on the bed there
at the tangle of the flesh there
where your souls were intermeshing
as if you'd been brought to heaven
with your dress still on the kitchen
floor
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2. |
What's In A Name
03:25
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oh babe what’s in a name?
should your word always sound the same?
i remember the song that you sang
and the chords that you rearranged
oh babe what’s in a name?
grew tired of the one that your parents gave
they heard that you wanted to change it
like trumpets on judgment day
oh babe what’s in a name?
i can’t say
oh babe what’s under the blanket?
sometimes i can’t read a face
guess they still don’t know how to behave
when they can’t place you any which way
oh babe what’s in a name?
when you say it it feels so strange
i noticed your nails were unpainted
went home for the holidays
oh babe what’s in a name?
i can’t say
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3. |
Transfiguration Highway
03:07
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in every liquor store
and every station
they’re selling tickets for the
transfiguration
if they could see you now
and at the golden hour
and driving up and down
the road
we took the long way back
cut through your hometown
brought up some memories that
you’ve had to hold down
we tried to find your house
but it’s a highway now
and driving up and down
the road
if they could see you now
and with your hair grown out
and driving up and down
and on and on
and on and on
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4. |
Thief on the Cross
03:39
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patience
paying off
you pushed your luck
for so long you finally won
famous
for killing time
and telling lies
you made it sound so goddamn nice
but i’m not implying
i wouldn’t like it
if someone decided
to pay me some mind
nothing young
underneath that sun
won’t take it personal
you weren’t the first one
to ask
praying
you’ll remember me
when you finally reach
the entrance to eternity
i played in
that old three-piece
we opened for thee
oh way back in 2015
but i’m not implying
you owe me some kindness
can’t get nothing by you
so why would i try?
nothing young
underneath that sun
won’t take it personal
you weren’t the first one
to ask
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5. |
All Night (Golden Ring)
04:05
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how can i live with myself
without pretending i’m anyone else?
anyone else would have left right away
but i learned my parts and i took to the stage
we signed that contract in blood
we were impatient and we were in love
in love with the lights and the road
but some things still follow wherever you go
they want us to sing them that song
about our love long dead and gone
and if they won’t hold their applause
baby the show must go on
all night
confusing the present and past
i place my hand on the small of your back
i’m back in that house where we lived
the ring and the finger and forming a fist
they want us to sing them that song
about our love long dead and gone
and if they won’t hold their applause
baby the show must go on
all night
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6. |
Candle Out
01:23
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listening all crooked-mouthed
lingering till you flicker out
picturing your peeling house
bitter wind blew the candle out
candle out
listening
listening
listening
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7. |
Made For Each Other
02:15
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the mention of mother
the edge of her nothingness
the spit in the trumpet
the twist in your stomach
and on the seventh day
the lord reached down to take
a bone you needed
from your only summer home
out on lake michigan
feels lonely kissing him
your only missing rib
you’re made for each other
one way or the other
you’re made
for each other
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8. |
Close Enough To Kill
03:17
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if you find the calm you’re searching for
i hope your god is merciful
i hope they draw you nearer still
until you’re close enough to kill
we’re in your room, the light is on
and you’re the “you” in every song
it feels like cutting off the blood
you hold me down until we come
i try to pull you nearer still
until you’re close enough to kill
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9. |
Losing
04:33
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when you got back
you went down to that track
to watch the dogs
you’d saved some cash
for first and last
but you were trashed and you were stoned
casually picked
a random dog from the list
said “that’s the one”
but at the sound of that gun
already knew in your gut
you’d lost it all
it really is amazing
i don’t know how you do it
never much for playing but
you’ve always had a way
with losing
when i got back
i was surprised to cross paths
with the one i love
there was a time
i used to call her mine
but life, life is long
and i got tired
of sharing my light
so i took off
right away
i knew i’d made a mistake
but she was gone
it really is amazing
i don’t know how you do it
hardly even playing but
you’ve always had a way
with losing
it really is amazing
i don’t know how we do it
never much for playing but
we’ve always had a way
with losing
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10. |
Gill
01:49
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(no words)
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11. |
Pry
07:37
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all calm and uncommon
the love you shed
so hardened my heart is
closed off to it
i’ll pry it open
what thunder uncovered
your island eyes?
and who parted that darkness
like ocean tides?
i’ll pry it open
down highways of violet
that angel waits
a garden unguarded
beyond the gate
i’ll pry it open
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