Abandoned Kingdom Blues

from A Country of the Mind by poor horse

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Mother Earth was made for me
Mother Earth was made for you, too
She spilled her blood
The devil he rode in upon a flood

I asked him what the problem was
He looked at me and said "You know what"
Yeah, you know what
And Jesus he was waiting in the cut

I said "now where might you have been
While I been down here wallowin' in my sin?
Only everyday."
Then Jesus flipped the bird and ran away

Mother Earth was made for me
Mother Earth was made for you, too.
She's a lonely girl
Cause noone gives a damn about the world

My father was an astronaut
My mother always made sure he never got caught
and he never got caught
he spent most of his days somewhere
around mars

my uncle was a scientist
at least until the day he slit his wrist
he slit his wrist
he lasted 43 years for it all to come to this

now I am just a lonely boy
with webbed feet and a face that brings no joy
no joy
I've got seven dead brothers and I'm positively unemployed

Mother Earth was made for me
Mother Earth was made for you, too
She's a lonely girl
Cause no on gives a damn about the world

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from A Country of the Mind, released July 15, 2020

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