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Portugal. The Man

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Birth me of blood oilsalt sugar water palesbuild me black jesuscause jesus can't save meshackles pulling at your hairshine me from roots outwash me form the neck downcut me fat storestake me to the tree lineI'm a headin down down downdown to the river cause I don't believe in medicineI'll crawl out shakin palealways got the answer I got ears all around meburn up in black smokethick and pourin down your throatmake me of bread walkslisten up with ears we're divinbirth me of blood oilsalt sugar water palesbuild me black jesusshackles pulling at your hairI'm a headin down down downdown to the river cause I don't believe in medicineI'll crawl out shakin palealways got the answer I got ears all around meTell your children we got another year cominoil stands the legs this body speaks in tonguesand croaks "I'm headin down"I'll walk down to the river where we met our palesfilled and spillin like our sothern friendsmet that pale atop the rocks and mossgrass grips licks about our heels and bendsTell your children we spent a year in this fire.copper bands and hells getting lighter line upin lines we can only get higherTell your children we got another year comin
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