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As we sit on this rooftop confronting
All of the cracks that split open our heads
We find ourselves overwhelmed
By the thunder of free men in rags
Their sweet screams and singing ring loudly
And proudly, triumphantly straight through my ears
So powerful in practice that it wakes up the night
Gives me sweet sight and it rolls round the dead

These women and men on their benders
Are children to mothers and fathers and God
Despite what they tell you they are born from creation
They're the essence of nature and a face of the lost
Freedom's their only possession and
Sanity's something that never comes cheap
But who wants to live in this big old world
When someone tells you who you outta be?

Holy! Are those who break free and set their own goals
Holy! Are those who worship and despise their souls
Holy! Are those who sit around and just say
What could I do? Who could I be?
And why should we even try anyway?

She's slipping through the cracks
That appear in my head
And I'm screaming out back
Cause I can't fit myself anymore

The maze is blocked by weeds
Kudzu that just won't die
No matter how hard I try
I still can't slip inside anymore

Lying in my bed
The ceiling is my mirror
Despite the spread of white paint
I've never seen myself clearer than I do right now

I know the color of my eyes
I know the spread of my teeth
I know my genetic code
I know my history
I know that you've been gone
Forever mystery
No matter how hard I try I can't see

A hand appears from the slant
One that's grey and foriegn
I don't know how to react
Until I hear a voice that's low, but I know

She asks me just to trust her
Tell me that it's all good
She's just been gone a moment
And I really think she should just speak the goddamn truth

Don't try to drag me down
And just don't lie to me
Although I lie to myself
So I don't know what to believe
It's been 18 long years
Just stay away from me
You've had your goddamn time and now it's up to me

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from KEEP FUCKIN SWINGING (The End Is Here, Let's Make Use Of It), released October 2, 2020

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