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Jerry Joseph
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Eat My Soul
god.knows.where.[boulder?].mid.1980s
my first midlife crisis, i was 26-ish, convinced i was washed up [maybe that was true]…i so desperately wanted to be van morrison or robbie robertson or keith richards…or some combo [with a fake jamaican patois]…and i was trying to write like that…and thus…this song…recorded with little women
it has been very popular on the funeral circuit…a niche i should have paid more attention to…weirdly, for me…it proves that you can grow into songs…maybe have no idea what something is about when you're writing it…then years later it's an 'oh duh' moment…and it reminds me of so many people i really miss…
Mama taught me how to smile Papa taught me how to walk a mile For a camel, before the jackals Pick my bones
My salvation and my rebirth You're my damnation, baby, you're my curse Bleed me baby, lick the bowl and Eat my soul
My soul, my soul My fate lies in the dice you roll You and Jesus set my table and Eat my soul
You're bathing in your holiness Drowning in your distress Don't you know it's bad for business Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com As business goes You let it go
Raise your conscience, raise your head You raise your children like you raise the dead There's no need for conversation It's been said
Burn your bridges, screw the toll The road you travel is the road you own It's your picnic and it's your casket Yours alone
Mama taught me how to smile Papa taught me how to walk a mile For a camel, before the jackals Pick my bones
My soul, my soul The queen is dead and heads will roll You and Jesus set my table and Eat my soul
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