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Wake & Bake
03:56
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Wake, bake, give and take
Blood drink and body break
Swing by, get high,
In the garden he cries
I was once a california girl with long hair
and tan skin sweet
You found me like an apple in a garden
young and obsolete
Oh, love of mine, my harlot's heart
will lay that hair across your feet
In hopes that in your paradise
of love and rapture we will meet
The sky weeps, the rocks moan
when you first took me home
The seven last agonies
were less mournful than you and me
Cry out, sigh how
could the father walk out?
Your hands commend
where we have shown ignorance
Find me, remind me
by your will you guide me
Palm leaves, hide me
by your worship reside in me
I was once awoken by a star
that seemed to piece the night
I held my head and cowered
under blinding flash and roaring light
They said I should not be afraid
for unto me a child was born
But if I lead us to that place
will it be stocked will myrrh and mourn?
The ground quakes, the stone rolls
the first rooster and the bell tolls
I deny you all night
by lighter and candlelight
The heart yearns, the lips crack
The salt and sweat and the candlewax
Hold me like a rosary
God knows you're my last hail Mary
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Hail Mary
03:44
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Hail Mary, mother of grace
blessed are you among sinners
I have not forgotten your face
or your hair, or the mushrooms for dinner
I have not forgotten the things
that you so unwillingly taught me
I know all the right words to sling
I take cigarettes with my coffee
So hail Mary, meet me at the Five-and-dime
and I hope that I will meet you at the end of time
Oh, it's just a little, it's just a little crime
So meet me Mother Mary, meet me with a dime
(Hail Mary full of Grace,
the Lord is with thee.
Blessed are thou among women
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus.
Holy Mary Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now
and at the hour of our death.
Amen.)
Hail Queen, mother of mercy too
my sweetness and hope, hear me crying
I hope I'm not bothering you
but all of your children are dying
Their minds are inscribed with the death
that you so unwillingly showed them
They keep Hell-fire inside their breath
They fear they are the next God has chosen
So hail Mary, meet me at the corner store
and I hope that I won't meet you like a common whore
Yes, I need the money, can't say what it's for
So meet me Virgin Mary, show me what's in store
(Hail Mary full of Grace,
the Lord is with thee.
Blessed are thou among women
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus.
Holy Mary Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now
and at the hour of our death.
Amen.)
Hail Mary, I'll swing around your place
And I hope that I can bring a smile to your sweet face
Oh I'm just out searching, searching for a state of grace
So I'll meet you Mother Mary, meet you at your place
(Hail Mary full of Grace,
the Lord is with thee.
Blessed are thou among women
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus.
Holy Mary Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now
and at the hour of our death.
Amen.)
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Our Father
04:19
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Lead me into my decadence, God
but lead me not into temptation
All that glitters goes underground but
but I fear gold leads to damnation
Didn't I hear it? How you cry
I'll fit better through a needle's eye
Let's not talk god let's just get high
Eloi lama sabachthani?
God bless us as we take communion
bind us in our sacred union
Bring us daily bread and wine
Bring us the leaves from off the vine
Didn't I know it? Didn't I say
how God sees us through every day?
Though we are in a Lenten spirit
he'll guide us to good Friday
Our Father, who art in Heaven
give to me the fruit of life
I would gladly commit my spirit
but I look back, I am Lot's wife
I'm a sinner, I am unclean
filled with thoughts both base and mean
but God like Mary Magdalene
even sinners in your court convene
Let me find you in paradise
bless me with your words of salvation
I inhale the mouth of hell but
I feel grace in exhalation
Will I argue purgatory?
Will I hold the fear of death?
I can't imagine there is blood
that's strong enough to pay my debts
God, lead him into my decadent arms
or kill my grandiose delusions
I will never lack in faith
but let me not fall for illusions
I thirst, and he wept
What secrets have we kept?
What blood and what bread broke?
What black or what white smoke?
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Agony
02:24
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Nicely tuck that ash into the tray
like I'm Jesus and you'll betray me
Nicely kiss me on the cheek one night
see the flickers of Roman torchlight
I won't feel too bad
if it's what my father wills
but I cannot help but wish
there was a better way to end this
Enjoy our last supper
I will eat the bread and drink the wine
and honey, if I may say so
you've never looked so fine
as when you dip your hand into the cup
at the same time as me
Honey, don't pretend you're not the only one I see
Call you out the first time that we meet
even if you don't know just what is coming
You'll go out like every other does:
you'll break my heart and hit the ground running
I won't feel too bad
since I've known it from the start
but I cannot help but wish
there was a better way to love me
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Lizzie Bartow Asheville, North Carolina
Lizzie Bartow is a singer/songwriter from Asheville, NC.
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