keep feeding the lamb until the slaughter
keep remembering what we learned until we’re authors
keep on blowing the smoke over the altar
keep fasting ‘til the blasting of the shofar
you’ll never catch me ‘cause my heart beats free
free like a piece of lost debris
don’t ever deceive when you don’t believe
stop trying to be what I just can’t be
keep reading the letters that never open
keep listening to the conversation broken
maybe the reason is the truth is never spoken
maybe the problem is the whole thing is a token
you’ll never catch me ‘cause my heart beats free
free like a piece of lost debris
don’t ever deceive ‘cause you don’t believe
stop trying to be what I just can’t be
cup a leather cup, I filled it up,
I turned it over, it’s not enough
I have a soft spot inside my heart
I went to press it, it fell apart
it’s a leather cup, can’t lift it up
I know the reason. I think it’s stuck
I had a problem, it got too small
I looked inside it, it swallowed all
keep feeding the lamb until the slaughter
keep blowing the smoke over the altar
keep keeping the fast until the shofar
keep listening keep listening keep
when you lay your head down to sleep you’re alone
and when they lay you in the ground to keep you’re alone
and if you’re like me I know you’ll like being alone
credits
from Horrible Heart,
track released March 29, 2012
Jason Chorney, Evan Martin, Amy Chorney
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