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Attunement
01:04
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Genesis, Chapter 22
After these things God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I shall show you.” So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac; he cut the wood for the burnt offering, and set out and went to the place in the distance that God had shown him.
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Demons
03:15
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You've seen the movies
Breathtaking livestreams selling power and abuse
You've seen the best scenes
Silicone fantasies, they're better than the truth
And those documentaries that
Nobody wants to see
They've ruined cheeseburgers for you
For a little while
You've followed the pack
Lying on your back for the black and white and grey
You've found salvation
Fleeing temptation both by science and by faith
You've turned the other cheek
To flowing milk and honey sweet
In favor of kale and couscous
You cannot stand it
This demographic, it's too damn predictable
Trends pass as virtue
Sheep will not hurt you 'til you let them think they're wolves
Nausea and disgust pass as
Meaning and purpose as
The garden goes in and out of view
You misheard Jesus
Goodness and weakness are conflated all the time
If you cannot break laws
Then you do not have claws, and maybe that's the greater crime
So get off that highest horse
That seat is saved for men at war
Who require it to see enemy lines
To lead the herd to victory
Or off a cliff, into the sea
'Til demons have nowhere left to hide
For a little while
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Birthright
03:43
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Lay me down
Cover my eyes with your hand
Hold my crown
In your lap
What is love? I don’t care
Call it lust, cut my hair
Cut my hair
‘Cause nobody needs me like you
Some things are better than true
What I would give for some food, for some wine
Take what is promised to me
Throw all the pearls to pigs
See what you make of this bleeding birthright
Holy ground
Let this cup pass from me
Take this crown
And its thorns
What is truth? No one cares
Wash your hands, if you dare
If you dare
‘Cause nobody needs me like you
Some things are better than true
What I would give for some food, for some wine
Take what is promised to me
Throw all the pearls to pigs
See what you make of this bleeding birthright
Nobody needs me like you
Some things are better than true
What I would give for some food, for some wine
Take what is promised to me
Throw all the pearls to pigs
See what you make of this bleeding birthright
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Funny
03:54
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Look at how the spider falls
Kicking wild, call it grace
Imagine looking up
Back behind you, all around you
Just empty space
And now you cannot find a foothold
Driven on by circumstance
Making meaning out of details
That’s a funny way to dance
You like to listen to the birds
But the music starts to change
When you know it’s not a love song
It’s a streetfight, it’s a warzone
A different kind of cage
And dow you cannot find the bassline
You clap your hands to catch the beat
Making music as a lifeline
That’s a funny way to sing
That’s a funny way to sing
That’s a funny way to sing
That’s a funny way to sing
Here we go, back to the good times
Writing stories in the stars
Turning water into cheap wine
That’s just who we are
Yeah, that’s just who we are
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Mount Moriah
01:08
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On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place far away. Then Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; the boy and I will go over there; we will worship, and then we will come back to you.” Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. So the two of them walked on together. Isaac said to his father Abraham, “Father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” He said, “The fire and the wood are here, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” Abraham said, “God himself will provide the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So the two of them walked on together.
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Tangerine Skins
03:38
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What was it like, passenger side of that white pickup with the camper on top
The smell of chlorine and tangerine skins all over the floor mats, you never cleaned them up
When it was done, we’d grab the dogs and take the 17 to the country store, Mountainaire
Walking at night, those moonlit pines, you know I saw a lot of faces but you were never scared
How did it feel, turning the wheel, with no power steering, bet it made it worse
Methadone games, are you ashamed? You know I wish you didn’t hide it with all that hurt
Why did it stop, throwing the ball across the street until a car came, you always saw it first
Change isn’t free, I’ve got your knees, I don’t remember anytime when everything worked
Where could I run, your only son, I’ll carry you with me, the tower and the ghost
Some things don’t change, I cannot say what it means to know you love me
You love me, Dad, I know
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City on a Hill
03:57
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It's painted on a canvas, and it's written on a page
Scribbled on a napkin in the dark
It's ringing in a whisper, and it's screaming on a stage
Setting fire to my heart
And were our hearts not burning within us
Did not the rocks cry, "This is why you're here"
Let us defend this most holy mountain
Let none disturb our city on a hill
It's stitched into the banner, and it's waving with the flag
It's stained in black and in white
But there's comfort in the contrast, in the line drawn in the sand
Welcomed distraction in the fight
And were our hearts not burning within us
Did not the rocks cry, "This is why you're here"
Let us defend this most holy mountain
Let none disturb our city on a hill
It's timeless and eternal, the water and the blood
A valley to find rest in late at night
It's excrement and it's sacrament, saliva in the mud
Perfect hill on which to die
And were our hearts not burning within us
Did not the rocks cry, "This is why you're here"
Let us defend this most holy mountain
Let none disturb our city on a hill
And were our hearts not burning within us
Did not the Lord say, "There's no other way"
Let us protect this most precious garden
Because we need it, the apple and the snake
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8. |
So It Goes
02:52
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The sunny sky was smiling when the river turned to blood
The pantries full of frogs and all our nostrils full of bugs
With a boil on my thigh as clouds of locusts hid the sun
There must have been a “why” but I don’t see a smoking gun
But so it goes, so it goes
And it might not help to know
But so it goes
Well the devil and the angels played a game to test the weak
The devil bet on reason and the angels bet on me
So now I’m naked as a newborn and I’m laden with disease
There might have been a “why” but I feel like their guinea pig
But so it goes, so it goes
And it might not help to know
But so it goes, so it goes
And in some way I’m not alone
And so it goes
While sweating in Gethsemane, I prayed one final prayer
To find the crack in everything, the truth within the dare
Now I’ll take up this old cross to see just how much I can bear
There might not be a “why” but I don’t know, I don’t care
So it goes, so it goes
And it might not help to know
But so it goes, so it goes
And in some way I’m not alone
And so it goes
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9. |
No Foundation (Part III)
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A beautiful home, a pearly white gate
The one that I wanted, I still want today
With peace of mind
And no foundation
Up in the clouds, above all the cold
And shimmering sadness, the streets made of gold
With milk and wine
And no foundation
Lend me your ear
I’ve nothing to say
I just want to hear how the noise sounds from space
That weightless flight
No foundation
So pull out the rug and topple the throne
Copernican madness, tear down this home
With truth and lies
And no foundation
Give me your eyes
And teach me to see
Before there was light or the contrast between
Wrong and right
No foundation
No, give me a bite
Restore that old spell
I need black and white, give me heaven and hell
And faith as sight
No foundation
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Provision
01:26
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When they came to the place that God has shown him, Abraham built an altar there and laid the wood in order. He bound his son Isaac, and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to kill his son. But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven, and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.” And Abraham looked up and saw a ram, caught in a thicket by its horns. Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abraham called that place “The Lord will provide”; as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the Lord it shall be provided.”
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11. |
Lean Into It
03:55
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Somehow, I feel much older now
The sweat caught in my mouth has lost its salt
Slow down, it's time to spit it out
And if the fates allow, to sing their song
When the sun is strong, when the land is dry
When the dance don't work, when the crops all die
When the sun is strong, man, lean into it
I feel a rod caught in the wheel
An arrow in my heel; something's wrong
But at last, I've been tied to the mast
So as the ship goes past, I sing along
When the sun is strong, when the land is dry
When the dance don't work, when the crops all die
When the sun is strong, man, lean into it
When the rain comes down, when the wood won't take
When the lights go out and the thunder breaks
When the rain comes down, man, lean into it
When the sun is strong, when the land is dry
When the dance don't work, when the crops all die
When the sun is strong, man, lean in
When the rain comes down, when the wood won't take
When the lights go out and the thunder breaks
When the rain comes down, man, lean in
When the sky gets dark, when the moon is blood
When your monkey heart beats an ancient drum
When the sky gets dark, man, lean in
When the trumpets sound, when the curtain's torn
When the walls come down and the lions roar
When the trumpets sound, man, lean into it
Lean into it
Lean into it
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12. |
Psalm 151
03:37
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Put your finger in my wound
Touch my hip and side
Pour me out as rich perfume
Old skin with new wine
Show to me my poverty in wealth
Promise me my honesty in sickness and in health
Stop the bleeding, raise the dead
Let me touch your robe
Stop the voices in my head
When they think they know
Carry me through valleys of death
Let me see divinity in everything that has breath
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Abwoon
00:39
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Our Father in heaven
Hallowed be your name
Your kingdom come
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven
Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those who trespass against us
And lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil
For yours is the kingdom, the power, and the glory
Forever and ever
Amen
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The goal was met, the promise kept, behold the Promised Land
The honey running thick just like they swore
And with sticky eyes you realize the prize is in your hand
It’s the day that you’ve been waiting for
How they line the streets, the crowd competes with sparklers and steel
And all the banners that you do not mean to ignore
But there’s a quarter mile between your smile and the way you really feel
About the day that you’ve been waiting for
And now this great procession banned from heaven storms the pearly gates
As St. Peter takes your coat and holds the door
And you wonder why you gave your life for such a stupid thing
On the day that you’ve been waiting for
Behold the mighty lamb, the son of man, the light shines from his face!
But if you’re honest, you had half-expected more
And the great desire that fed the fire has already been replaced
Another day that you’ll be waiting for
So now it’s just the way of this funny ape to not be satisfied
But you’re closer at the start than at the goal
So when you reach the end and drop the pen and reach again you find
That it’s the day that you’ve been waiting for
‘Cause it’s today that you’ve been waiting for
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15. |
The Best
03:53
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I saw the crooked sign
I heard a voice from heaven speak
I felt the ghost pass over me
I seek the tie that binds
This providence and circumstance
I do not hide, no, here I am
So now, I raise the knife
And know that there will be no interruption this time
I’m giving the best and the rest is out of my mind
I saw but now I’m blind
My father has forsaken me
My friends have all fallen asleep
I seek but do not find
No, if this cup won’t pass from me
I’ll raise a glass to everything
So now, dress me in white
And know that there will be no resurrection this time
I’m giving the best and the rest is out of mind
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