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Lord, I'm discouraged
The circles have sucked in her eyes
Lord, I'm discouraged
Her new friends have shadowed her life
Lord, I'm discouraged
She ain't come out dancing for some time
And I tried to light candles
But they burn down to nothing
She keeps coming up with
Excuses and half-truths and fortified wine
Excuses and half-truths and fortified wine
Excuses and half-truths and fortified wine
There's a house on the south side
She stays in for days at a time
I know I'm no angel, I ain't been bad that way
Can't you hear her?
She's that sweet missing songbird when the choir sings on Sundays
And I'm almost busted
But I bought back the jewelery she sold
And I come to your altar
And then there's just nothing and she keeps insisting
The sutures and bruises are none of my business
She says that she's sick, but she won't get specific
The sutures and bruises are none of my business
This guy from the north side comes down to visit
His visits, they only take five or six minutes
Lord, I'm sorry to question your wisdom
But my faith has been wavering
Won't you show me a sign
And let me know that you're listening?
Excuses and half-truths and fortified wine
Excuses and half-truths and fortified wine
Excuses and half-truths and fortified wine
I know it's unlikely she'll ever be mine
So I mostly just pray she don't die
The circles have sucked in her eyes
Lord, I'm discouraged
Her new friends have shadowed her life
Lord, I'm discouraged
She ain't come out dancing for some time
And I tried to light candles
But they burn down to nothing
She keeps coming up with
Excuses and half-truths and fortified wine
Excuses and half-truths and fortified wine
Excuses and half-truths and fortified wine
There's a house on the south side
She stays in for days at a time
I know I'm no angel, I ain't been bad that way
Can't you hear her?
She's that sweet missing songbird when the choir sings on Sundays
And I'm almost busted
But I bought back the jewelery she sold
And I come to your altar
And then there's just nothing and she keeps insisting
The sutures and bruises are none of my business
She says that she's sick, but she won't get specific
The sutures and bruises are none of my business
This guy from the north side comes down to visit
His visits, they only take five or six minutes
Lord, I'm sorry to question your wisdom
But my faith has been wavering
Won't you show me a sign
And let me know that you're listening?
Excuses and half-truths and fortified wine
Excuses and half-truths and fortified wine
Excuses and half-truths and fortified wine
I know it's unlikely she'll ever be mine
So I mostly just pray she don't die
Lyrics submitted by shrodes
Track duration: 05:08
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"Crucifixion Cruise" established this sort of dialogue between Holly and God, and Sapphire is the "hoodrat friend" who sticks things into her skin ("the sutures and bruises" line).
Her faith has been wavering, which she loses as she begins her journey in Separation Sunday, resulting in her subsequent "resurrection" at the end of that album.
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