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Gloucester, MA

from The Eastern Seaboard Demo by Man Called War

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When I was young,
Jesus said, "Son, this glass of blood has been poured for you,
just remember you only get one."
Fuck me, I thought that meant don't share.
Fuck me, I thought that meant don't share.

So, for twenty years I picked every rose I could
and went down to the place where the dark sea meets the shore
and I threw them roses into the waves
known' I'd never see them anymore.

But then one day, you walked by like a soft rain
and dove beneath those rose-heavy waves
and I watched the past roll off your back
and dissolve like the salt to the sea.
But I never did get your name.

And now the years have come on strong,
my hometown is dead and gone,
but I keep tryin' to find it again,
one more time, again.
But I've wandered desperately down these streets
and I never did find your face again.
And I keep asking myself, of all the people I've loved,
how many have I already seen for the very last time?
I guess I'll learn to know, it's ok to talk to ghosts,
cause they're filling up the strange darkness on the outskirts of this strange town.

Now your trail of shadows is blown away
by the sea-breeze comin' over the bay
and I now know what Jesus was tryin' to say
that day he poured the glass for me.
And honey, them roses are comin' back.
Yea honey, those roses are comin' back.

I'll have plenty of love for every girl I hold,
Cause I'll plenty of time to die when I'm old.

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from The Eastern Seaboard Demo, released October 9, 2014

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Man Called War Des Moines, Iowa

Man Called War is Rob Kelly, a Des Moines based singer-songwriter.

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