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Sinners Go to Church Saints Go to Jail

by Greg Rekus

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Self doubt We’ll find a better way Look out Here comes today Rewind The thoughts of what reminds Behind My reflex to complain Failure I won’t accept Come round Second attempt There’s nothing That’s something we can’t fix Home in What’s missing from the mix We will find our way follow that sound Our feet are standing on this hollow ground If the stage is home it’s better shared with our friends all around Future Is what we make Compare Or how we break Accept it sits there straight ahead Too late to Turn around instead
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Encampment 02:59
Been there twice She’s been there twice Doesn’t like how the tap water tastes It’s like all the bad things running through those pipes Paying the price Struggle through another broken promise Kinda like all the bad friends running through her life she asks herself What did we do now to deserve it is there a better life on a better side of here it’s a game in itself where no one really wins we just play and play till there’s nothing left to lose Rolling the dice Justify all these sketchy choices When you’re out of options and nothing seems worse than this Living with this vice It’s a crutch as much as an anchor Says she’ll look ahead after living through tonight Just one more pop Kill the feeling with an illusion When the street’s done chewing you up it’s gunna spit you out you can’t make it stop always searching for an exit when you stop counting days and week and months and years when you stop counting days and week and months and years we’re all far from home and we’re only getting further bread crumb all gone stale and she’s lost the trail what does she say as she sits still watching the world turn She said sinners go to church saints go to jail sinners go to church saints go to jail
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Rift 02:46
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Sometimes Everyone sucks It’s hard to admit times will change Some people hold on to beliefs they refuse to exchange Topics not questioned or allowed to discuss When traditional values are gone Is it systemic collapse or just that we re ready to move on Stand for L G B T Q I A Plus It’s not hard to find Someone to blame For how shitty it’s got but deep down we’re all kinda the same everyone sucks everyone’s someone else I’m not saying tolerate hate Keep smashing those crosses And punching those nazis right square in the face Some beliefs I just refuse to relate Are we destined to always go fight Or is the Solution trapped in the fact… everyone can’t always be right Is there a truth non of us can debate divide us as woke or for trump it’s a big gap between us I don’t think that anyone can jump everyone sucks everyone’s someone else SOLO the world’s really big with all different kinds of cultures and people who clearly are out of their minds everyone sucks everyone’s someone else we don’t have to agree that everything’s fine just let people be people and if nothing else ever aligns everyone sucks everyone’s someone else you’re not always right you’re not always wrong but I won’t wish you dead if we just don’t really get along Cuz everyone sucks everyone’s someone else
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But what about them I can pay my rent this month but what about them I can afford to own a car but what about them I even bought the fancy vegan food That I said I couldn’t afford So I guess I’m doing fine what what about them I get to sleep somewhere warm but what about them I can even lock my door but what about them I can take my life for granted that I have a stupid job to work So I guess I’m doing fine but what about them Standing with a cardboard sign Fells like…we’ve leaving behind Another victim Of circumstance don’t point at being lazy A few bad choices one day it could be me Or you Or you Or you We can cancel social programs but what about them We can say it lowers taxes but what about them We can tear down affordable housing and build more air B N B So i guess we’re doing fine but what about them Struggle through everyday kinda sounds different to say When you have nothing Fuckin nothing the problem won’t go away a few bad choices it could be me one day or you or you or you I can give out bottles of water it might help them I can treat them like one another it might help them I can even check my pockets when someone stuck screaming for change …I know it won’t fix the problem but it might help them I know it isn’t easy but what about them I know I’m doing fine but what about them
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Follow your heart Of follow your greed Cuz you’re never quite sure where either might lead Fool me once Or fool me twice I should’ve known not to take a moron’s advice A empire lead by endless war doesn’t sound like paradise It’s easy to loose reality when you’re left to your own device Best foot forward Or best foot back Or put them both in mouth cuz who’s keeping track? So take your turn Take mine too Take advantage of the ones Who don’t have a clue Call it living your life No time to stop Just let us all know if it’s lonely on top Tell us doing the right thing always ends in tragedy tell us all our enemies would do the same if they were me prove an iron fist is all that can steer this crazy world the harder that you try to hold the better chance it’ll all unfurl Tell us all lies Make us see Capitalism means moire for me Capitalism means moire for me I don’t think Capitalism means more for me
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Walls 03:47
These Wall These walls we’re all told are our freedom Or the loaded guns that keep us all safe Our faith in big money political systems All these changes they promise to make You can see it how we wear our expressions Most people have not much to lose Some put in the work Others talk all the talk As they doom scroll their personal news We’re just dead for now We’re just dead for now Were just dead for now But I won’t stop trying and trying if you don’t give up on me It’s hard to see past the distractions Oil prices the lies and the beer Unelected officials keep changing the rules But promise there’s nothing to fear So sell us more drugs and more fast food Make the problems easy to ignore Privatize profits, police and the court house Regardless of who we implore We’re just dead for now We’re just dead for now Were just dead for now I will keep screaming as long as I breath We’re just dead for now We’re just dead for now Were just dead for now I won’t stop trying and trying if you don’t give up on You can’t change the world if you can’t change yourself Put into practice or put on the shelf Keep close your mind and keep close your health Maybe on day you can help someone else It’s not like I have all the answers I guess we’ve all heard it before When GDP numbers become priority Building bombs before feeding the poor So next time we fight for our country It’s not what we bring what we take Are we called heroes outside of our borders? Or is it all for the money we make We’re just dead for now We’re just dead for now Were just dead for now Were just dead for now Were just dead for now Were just dead for now Were just dead for now But I won’t stop trying and trying if you don’t give up on if you don’t give up on if you don’t give up on me
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It’s the kinda bad news we want to forget You see your whole life as an instant regret In a minor office somewhere At a major intersection past noon Cycle emotions as you think who to call Your voice will be shaking and the tales be tall We’re all dying inside never thought that might mean some day soon You can pull over angry by the side of the road You can punch at the wheel and kinda explode It’s not hard to explain In the end it’s not all of you fault We all run out of reason to pretend we don’t care We run out of excuses of why were not there We all run out of hope In the end we all run from ourselves I should have lived better should have saw all the clues I should have quit smoking maybe eased on the booze I should have told off my boss and quit my dumb job years ago It’s so hard to plan life when you can’t read the signs In the pessimistic times when mortality reminds The clock is still ticking and non of us know when she’ll blow doctors leap into action as they probe you and pill you We can start you on chemo, even though it might kill you It’s a good thing we caught it when we did But you’re not out of the woods You’ll remember the days you weren’t cold in a sweater You remember the times when feelling a lot better Wasn’t each conversation You remember when friends were just friends It’s already years since you heard in remission No one could have guessed you’d be in this position Almost feels like you’re starting from scratch at 50 years old Friends all got busy New jobs and new lives Some got divorced new husbands new wives Let’s hang out real soon and we’re all really glad you pulled through There’s a time in our life we all ask why we fight Why we don’t just surrender walk into the light Life’s what you make it’s too easy to watch it all fall I would trade all the lessons for a reason to learn But wouldn’t trade all the knowledge to lose the concern The burden it is, I wouldn’t trade in this ambitious heart The burden it is I wouldn’t trade in this ambitious heart
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Coals 03:08
It’s not written in the coal however you rake It’s not clearly marked down on the path you take Truth and torture all aside When there’s nowhere left to hide It’s not written in the coals however you rack It’s not clearly portrayed in a crystal ball It’s not easy standing up when you bound to fall What’s the point if we begin When no one’s listening It’s not clearly portrayed n a crystal ball A feeling in between us We never wanna discuss Throw our hands up wildly Regrets to put it mildly Dance around the silence These fictitious acts of kindness If you let us go We’ll never have a chance to grow It’s not written in the tea no matter how you stir It’s always vaguely half remembered as a blur Better days and better time Hold the details out of mind It’s not written in the tea no matter how you stir It’s not broadcast in the news or on tv It’s not hidden in between pictures you see It’s …. not quite all a lie A bit of truth to keep you tied It’s not broadcast in the news or on tv
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Backlit 04:04
A back lit man meanders to and fro I squint to trace the outline as he slowly fades away He turns his head to see what’s left to show The strangers that he’d recognize outweigh the friend he’d know So shoot all the messengers and their innocence of fault The barer of bad news is always first against the wall Tell the king the castle’s breached there’s demons closing in To watch him squirm and churn and weave regretting every sin Well this life is a nightmare He stumbles out withdrawing from the crowd Gripping grasping clawing at the walls to hold him up His’ stare is black and vile to the sky Believe in those who seek the truth but finding it’s a lie. So throw captain overboard this vessel now be mine Fly the flag of wickedness a blacken heart arise Stain the seas dark red with blood no innocent survive A relic of forgotten hate is all that burns inside this life is a nightmare Life is a nightmare Life is a nightmare Well if our struggle is depression Lonesome habits are the tell What’s done is done if we’re the cause then save us from ourselves I’m just selfish and divided I’m just ignorant and cruel But you only get to win the game by breaking every rule so let’s burn the bridge let’s lock the door let’s throw away the key you won’t need friends where we are going all you need is me i will isolate and permeate the reasons in our minds if you make it past the gate you won’t survive the ride As we go further and further and further and further down

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released February 10, 2024

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