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This Savage Idol​/​I Lived As A Ghost

from Hope to Leave No Harm by Sister Helen

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Give me my violin to play! said the devil on his dying day
Even the devil knows how to pray: give me my violin to play!
Today must be his dying day, that even the devil might sighing say,
"I surrender unto thee; this savage idol is older than me! "
I want to take you, I want to take you
where you don't want to go
I want to teach you, I want to teach you
what you don't want to know
so listen up! And listen well,
it's meant to be this hard,
this waiting life that you call hell,
it is its own reward.
This savage idol demands affection
Its world is tribal, it needs protection
it's not for granted, it's not forgiving
it gives you life, but not a living
I want to be strong in you
I want to belong to you
I wanna proclaim you,
burn me if you wanna, tyger, I'm gonna tame you
I'm going to mold you, I'm going to mold you
out of this maiden clay
They bought and sold you, they bought and sold you
and I will make them pay
the politics of guitar licks
are still up for debate
but I the rage I know
at every show
is neither love nor hate, but devotion to
This savage idol
too dread to mention
who binds his bible
in cat intestine
This savage idol
that eats your children
is suicidal
can we rebuild him?
I lived as a ghost.
This savage idol
it lies pathetic
under some kind of
an anesthetic
like a New Year's toast
or a comedy roast
or an idle boast
or a whipping post,
I lived as a ghost.

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from Hope to Leave No Harm, released October 28, 2012

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Sister Helen New York, New York

2003-2017

Sister Helen was:

Nathan J. Campbell- Vocals

Chris Krasnow- Guitar/Vocals

Eva Lawitts- Bass/Vocals

Clint Mobley- Drums ... more

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