Two Stories

from Psalm 23: A Prelude To Little Heretic by Zack Shaw

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Jack was all covered in sand (held the world in his hands)
He’s the singer in your favorite American band
Caught a case of the homesick blues
Another martyr for ego and substance abuse

When the house lights would dim he would soar
To the highest of highs and then crash on the floor
His struggle is obscured in the glow
It’s the nature of habit the ebb and the flow

Woe
Woe

I can’t blame him for feeling out of place
Its hard to stay hopeful when the future is erased
It’s the nature of the psychic bourgeoisie
It’s just another rainy day pouring down on me

Gloria turns tricks in the night
Fetishized by married men cause her skin isn’t white
Grabs the money and gets into the car
It takes its toll but it pays more than tending the bar

Though she’s tired it is never enough
The system that contains her is out for her blood
Dirty cops, white collared criminals lie
Never ending, the struggle it takes to survive

She still tries
Still holds her head up high
She still tries

I can’t blame her for the game that she plays
As long as the world runs on money you do what you need to get paid
Its in the nature of human dignity
It’s another rainy day pouring down on me

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from Psalm 23: A Prelude To Little Heretic, released December 4, 2020

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