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many are the men who have gone off to war
many are the women who have wanted more
and the princes who get their feet through the door without trying

many are the ones who will turn in defeat
with bones in their saddles and burs in their feet
when you sit for a spell in that terrible seat you start dying

many are the ones with that look in their eyes
but the loosening and binding of spiritual ties
has taken a backseat to Pulitzer prize-winning writing

we go on and we struggle to understand
why we can’t get to do what he or she can
and why all those people in whatchacallit-stan are all fighting

many are the people who live with no homes
and many many more who feel alone
and we might all get sick from our cellular phones but we’re smiling

many folks don’t know they’re possessed of a rage
it’s the blindness of this here particular age
extending the bird through the bars of the cages they’re driving

the angel stands guard with his terrible sword
extending it over the ruinous horde
well the garden is empty except for the Lord in his glory

so we’ll build it to heaven till the heavens descend
and our tongues are confused so we’ll nod and pretend
that paradise still waits at the end of the story

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from Father Father, released October 4, 2011
Devin Greenwood - all instruments and vocals

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Devin Greenwood New York

Devin Greenwood is a New York City-based recording artist, filmmaker and musician. He is also co-founder of the Brooklyn recording studio The Honey Jar and has collaborated with artists such as Steve Reich, Sufjan Stevens and Priit Pärn. His work has most recently been presented at St. Ann's Warehouse (NYC), National Sawdust (NYC) and the Turku Animated Film Festival (Turku, Finland). ... more

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