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H.
05:35
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everyday you scratch and burn
like a beggar you wait for your turn
to get your fix and go on your way
a man of night with a woman of pay
push the needle deeper within
feel the veins glow under your skin
and then you crawl and hide away
a thief who steals the light of our day
and now you're falling
falling deeper below
a heaven without a home
and as I see your face
I see death's cold embrace
degradation is your name
and with your life you fade away
to succumb and kill your pain
a sun without its boundless rays
and now you're falling
falling deeper below
a heaven without a home
and as I see your face
I see death's cold embrace
every day you scratch and burn
like a beggar you wait for your turn
push the needle deeper within
and feel the veins glow under your skin
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I believe in the truth
I believed in you
but as I take a drink upon this bottle
and lead my soul on down
I tried to heal beneath your skin
but I know you're not around anymore
you're no more
I am a weakened man
cause I betrayed all the friends I ever had
when I stuck that needle into my vein
and smoked that foil upon the rain
I gained the muse of grace
and the light it married my own face
with the light of your grace
the mother, the son and the holy ghost
came to me
in my hour of need
and made me whole
I will retreat deeper into my mind
for the sea is black
and it burns for all time
I will hide beneath this death
channel all evil into my breath
return my infant to the start
be swallowed by an ocean of stars
a paradise lost to never leave
as god is a forgotten dream
never no cross in which to lean
remove the veil to all unseen
indulge in every fallen sin
the holy map is upon your skin
the kingdom is without and within
and you are within me
you are within me
the mother, the son and the holy ghost
came to me
in my hour of need
and made me whole
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Catherine
04:43
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you walk so slowly on down the hall
with your body aching from the night before
and with a flick of golden hair you make time yours
like a river whispers 'holy' unto the ocean's shore
you turn the kettle on and light your morning smoke
twirling light around your finger like some kinda joke
then you edge closer to my lonely frame
embracing my lips with a gospel refrain
we betray each other
but in this moment
you are my other
you are my lover
you open the window and let in the flowers
as the bells of St Augustine inform us of the hour
I measure my living on the hopes of your limbs
dancing upon the wings of silent hymns
we betray each other
but in this moment
you are my other
you are my lover
and from the mantle you pick up your rings
to retreat into an afternoon where the angels sing
I smell the perfume upon my skin
for I know this day will never be again
you will never be again
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when I was a child
I grew sad and lonely
and every day I'd pray
for my blood to be holy
and I knew no truth
I knew no truth
when I was a teen
I embraced my armor
and drank away my freedom
to become a saint or martyr
and I knew no truth
I knew no truth
when I was a young man
I would drown I would falter
in my sorrow alone
every breath was a failure
and I knew no truth
I knew no truth
now all of the angels
do not forsake me
take me away
take me to the grave
take me where the light and dark pray
take me away
take me to the grave
take me where the leaves fall and sway
take me away
take me to the grave
take me where the
take me upon your wings
of love and grace
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Matt Malone & The Holy Spirits Melbourne, Australia
Matt Malone is a singer/songwriter from the Victorian goldfields. Malone’s preacher-like baritone and darkly poetic songs
have been likened to Johnny Cash, Nick Cave, Townes Van Zandt & David Eugene Edwards.
'★★★★, cracked, haunted, fantastic.'
- The Sydney Morning Herald
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