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Pedro the Lion – Secret of the Easy Yoke
I could hear the church bells ringing
They pealed aloud your praise
The members faces were smiling
With their hands out stretched to shake
It's true they did not move me
My heart was hard and tired
Their perfect fire annoyed me
I could not find you anywhere
Could someone please tell me the story
Of sinners ransomed from the fall
I still have never seen you
And some days I don't love you at all
The devoted were wearing bracelets
To remind them why they came
Some concrete motivation
When the abstract could not do the same
But if all that's left is duty
I'm falling on my sword
At least then I would not serve
An unseen distant lord
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Pedro The Lion Letter From A Concerned Follower
it's weird to think of all the things
that have not been keeping up with the times
it's ten o' clock the sun is down
just begun to set the western hills on fire
i hear that you don't change
how do you expect to keep up with the trends
you won't survive the information age
unless you plan to change the truth to accomodate the brilliance of man
the brilliance of man
some folks think we're better now
social evolutions new synthetic breed
you'll keep us on a straighter path
better than used brand new math with no wrong answers
i'm just a little bit worried
do you have some sort of plan
have you been finally defeated
by the cunning of these fully evolved men
i hear that you don't change
how do you expect to keep up with the trends
you won't survive the information age
unless you plan to change the truth to accomodate the brilliance of man
the brilliance of man
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David Bazan - Curse Your Branches (Live on KEXP)
Red and orange, or blue and yellow
In which of these do you believe?
If you're not sure right now,
Please take a moment
I need your signature before you leave
When I sleep, I'm usually dreaming
But more and more, it's only one
Where every hired gun I've ever fired
Is making love to you while I look on
Oh, falling leaves should curse their branches
For not letting them decide where they should fall
And not letting them refuse to fall at all
In my throat, there swells a darkness
It fills my mouth, and coats my lips
And even as the threat of Hell is disappearing,
The threat of losing you is blowing up
Oh, falling leaves should curse their branches
For not letting them decide where they should fall
And not letting them refuse to fall at all
If this is ony a test
I hope that I'm passing
Cause I'm losing steam
And I still want to trust you
Peace be still
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David Bazan - Fewer Broken Pieces
If you make a reference To some trouble that you know Can it help you keep it under control Or should I really reconsider? My reasons for going solo David Byrne on Bob Costas Puts it pretty well But I put it better I still run the show Don't you forget it So I had to let some go Don't think I don't regret it Because I do and I don't Think I'm better off alone Man, I could have made a big sound But I love to let me friends down Fewer moving parts Means fewer broken pieces When every other start Requires a brand new thesis One good friend remarks With a rightfully angry Jesus dude, none of us know What to do with you To which I in pride responded I've got news for you None of you have to 'cause I still run the show Don't you forget it So I had to let some go Don't think I don't regret it Because I do and I don't Think I'm better off alone Man, I could have made a big sound But I love to let my good friends down
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Pedro the Lion - Big Trucks
Dad, Dad, why did you let that man push you around like that?
You should have beat him down, down to the ground, down to the ground for that.
He said “son, you're still young and you always jump the gun.”
There's real people in the big, big trucks, that you flip off when they get in the way.
You get so hot, but you pay no mind to the great big sign that says over size load.
You really think they can go as fast as you in your '87 trans am?
They know you're in a terrible rush they're goin just as fast, as fast as they can.
Dad, Dad, I really don't understand what driving big trucks have to do with that man.
You should have taught him a lesson, about being rude.
About talking to you with such an attitude.
“Son, you're still young and you always jump the gun.”
There's real people in the big, big trucks, that you flip off when they get in the way.
You get so hot, but you pay no mind to the great big sign that says over size load.
You really think they can go as fast as you in your '87 trans am?
They know you're in a terrible rush they're goin just as fast, as fast as they can
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