Condemn Me, Father, For I Know Exactly What I Do
from People Person by People Person
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lyrics
In time you'll realize
You've only got eighty years to live
And you've already wasted half
Doing what others have told you to do
It'll take a couple mistakes
Over the length of a couple decades
To recalcify those bones
So they won't break
It's for your own sake
When everyone turns to sticks and stones
One day I'll find my rightful place
Alongside the others in your trophy case
One day I'll find my rightful place
Alongside the others
We only live to obey
Our will is to be molded
As if it's made of clay
A boot stomped impression
In the mud after a rain
People stare at me
They say I need some control
That I lack what most would call a soul
But I'm not sure what they mean
At least I don't pretend
That mine is made of gold
One day I'll find my rightful place
Alongside the others in your trophy case
One day I'll find my rightful place
Alongside the others in your trophy case
What do you think?
That when you die
Peter will stand there
With a frown on his face
"You weren't a slave"
"And for that you must pay"
"You're the kind of person"
"We won't allow through this gate"
"You weren't a slave"
"And for that you must pay"
"You're the kind of person"
"We won't allow through this gate"
"You're not the kind of person"
"We let pass through this gate"
"You're gonna have to spend"
"Eternity in pain and misery"
"You're not the kind of person"
"We let pass through this gate"
"You're gonna have to spend"
"Eternity in pain and misery"
To which I'll say:
One day I'll find my rightful place
Alongside the others in your trophy case
But until then I'll be sitting here
With a smile on my face
And I won't tempted to fall out of grace
As I compromise all I believe
So that you can turn me into a slave
Into a slave
Into a slave
You've only got eighty years to live
And you've already wasted half
Doing what others have told you to do
It'll take a couple mistakes
Over the length of a couple decades
To recalcify those bones
So they won't break
It's for your own sake
When everyone turns to sticks and stones
One day I'll find my rightful place
Alongside the others in your trophy case
One day I'll find my rightful place
Alongside the others
We only live to obey
Our will is to be molded
As if it's made of clay
A boot stomped impression
In the mud after a rain
People stare at me
They say I need some control
That I lack what most would call a soul
But I'm not sure what they mean
At least I don't pretend
That mine is made of gold
One day I'll find my rightful place
Alongside the others in your trophy case
One day I'll find my rightful place
Alongside the others in your trophy case
What do you think?
That when you die
Peter will stand there
With a frown on his face
"You weren't a slave"
"And for that you must pay"
"You're the kind of person"
"We won't allow through this gate"
"You weren't a slave"
"And for that you must pay"
"You're the kind of person"
"We won't allow through this gate"
"You're not the kind of person"
"We let pass through this gate"
"You're gonna have to spend"
"Eternity in pain and misery"
"You're not the kind of person"
"We let pass through this gate"
"You're gonna have to spend"
"Eternity in pain and misery"
To which I'll say:
One day I'll find my rightful place
Alongside the others in your trophy case
But until then I'll be sitting here
With a smile on my face
And I won't tempted to fall out of grace
As I compromise all I believe
So that you can turn me into a slave
Into a slave
Into a slave
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from People Person,
released August 20, 2012
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People Person Boise, Idaho
Chris George is People Person. He lives in Boise writing and recording music that is, like, profound and meaningful or something.
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