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Church and State
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Unlearning
03:44
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We dont talk cause we're both hurting
You from believing and me from unlearning
Everything you taught me
Its sad you dont know your daughter anymore
I wish i understood these things you gave me up for
Gave me up for
You think that i think youre stupid
But you heard that from your Fox news not me
And i’m sorry I get frustrated
its just hard to watch you leave reality
Reality without your baby
Now we dont talk cause we're both hurting
You from believing and me from unlearning
Everything you taught me
About cheering on the underdog and being kind
It was all a front mom,
it was all a fucking lie
All a lie
Cause what you care about is niceness
But caring doesn’t look like politeness everytime
You always said love thy neighbor
but you can’t be bothered to care when (Bm) human rights
And fucking lives are on the line
and now we dont talk cause we're both hurting
You from believing and me from unlearning
Everything you taught me
Its sad you dont know your daughters anymore,
I wish you understood these things you gave us up for
Gave us up for
30 years people have hurt you
And made you think backless faith
Is the only way to say I love you
Now Im up till 3am on Parler
Trying to see what took you further
from me this week
Oh mom
I want to believe you changed
that you haven't always been this way
But that’s probably my naivete
And you
And you've always thought these things
They're just things you wouldn’t outright say
Till your charismatic leader made the way
And mom
I still want good things for you
It's just something i can’t make you do
I’ll help you leave cult americana
Gotta wait until you wanna though
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Defroster
02:20
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Had to grow up early
then i had to do it again
and i’m tired of not complaining
Tired of being grateful just to have my basics met
a roof over my head
food and a bed
and i know that being grateful is a key to being happy
but there are so many rich folks fucking up this up for everybody
none of these politicians give a single shit about me
and none of the laws protect you unless you have money
7am leave to work, air is crisp in my nose
coffee in its little seat fogging up my car windows
Roll them down to see, cause my defroster never functioned
should gotten a raise last year but i didnt have the gumption
because Jamie got denied
and she worked harder than i did
she got denied
so why would I deserve it?
clearly im not cut throat and never have I been
i am more interested in tending the community garden
but why is competitiveness in money rewarded?
Without the context of business, its just selfishness
Get home and its dark i collapse into the chair
i know im dirty i should shower but I can’t make my self care
my feet cant stand anymore
I look around at the disrepair
And I wonder how it got this bad
Like what were all the stages?
Every little legislation that put off raising wages
Or adding regulations
I think of their faces
While tending the community garden I think of their faces
With my hands frozen to the steering wheel i think of their faces
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I survived american Christianity
and i know its cause i got lucky
they didnt see a lot of potential in me
girl who was a little too much
too excited, too loud, and language too rough
they tried to get me to stay without giving me a place
spiritually judged by a boy my own age
Not to play in the band that worshipped on the stage
so we just had no drummer for months
Fear i was not fine
most of my life
what would it be worth
to escape the shame in my mind
I wonder when ill be free
of this guilt that encompasses me
for leaving a god I don't believe in
and a church that never wanted me
I survived american Christianity
and i know it was half opportunity
to leave the church and still have people who loved me around
I’m free now to invest in me
There’s no limits if nothing’s testing me
when love looked like abuse
It was easy to fall into the pews
fear im was not fine
most of my life
what would it be worth
to escape the shame in my mind
Wonder when i’ll be free of this
bad theology
Its a dark cave to crawl out
but i know peace comes with time x3
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New Here Portland, Oregon
Queer and sincere Pop-punk music project/band from Portland
Oregon.
Sometimes acoustic (just Mac), sometimes electric (Full Band), always energetic!
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