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Heirloom Sins PT. II

from Plastic Pompeii by The Mimes

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lyrics

Always knew I wouldn't break until I blundered
The shots that I kept under
The shots that I kept under wraps
From eyes that I knew would just asunder
The systematic plunder
The heirloom I'm trapped under's
Run its course and now I'm sleeping with the lions
And fighting as I'm trying
To steal my time in quiet
But poachers roam like they're not another lion
And circle me in spite and make promises of violence

How did I get this far from home?
How did my bed grow so very cold?
How did I get this far from home?
How did my bed grow so very cold?

The concrete walls remind me of the church's
And its basement where this flourished:
The gift and my first skirmish
How I'd spend so many days alone there
Adults busy with affairs
The father knew I was there
Then and now, Christ carved into my shoulder
More loving that I'm older
More loving that I'm older

How did I get this far from home?
They made my bed oh so long ago.
I'll pass it along, 'cause its all I know.
How did it get this close to home?

I'm going under for the reasons I can't
Find a coeval heartbeat
Out of synch, out of step.

I'm going under for the reasons I can't
Find a coeval heartbeat
Out of synch, out of step.

I'm going under for the reasons I can't
Find a coeval heartbeat
Out of synch, out of step.

I'm going under for the reasons I can't
Find a coeval heartbeat
Out of synch, out of step.

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from Plastic Pompeii, released March 5, 2021
John Hoffman - Piano, Vocals
Megan Schroer - Harmony
Maura Weaver - Harmony, Toy Piano
Amos Pitsch - Handbells

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John Hoffman // Megan Schroer // Maura Weaver

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