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Guiltless

from Bough by Jon Atkins

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Please don't talk about,
The people in the house,
The way they mill around,
Reciting cat and mouse.

Please don't laugh about,
The colored playing ground,
The child stands around,
He may be listening now.

So he's been a single kid in a big mess,
So he's seen the birds and bees from a distance.

Now I talk about,
The people in my house,
The way they lay around,
The way I run my mouth.

I still laugh about,
The way I am in and out,
Of being quiet and loud,
Of having faith and doubt.

Because I have been a single kid in a big mess,
I have seen the birds and bees from a distance.
Complacent rage has never stayed in a good place.
Have you been a Sunday sinner? It's a Godsend.

I need my friends to recon me again,
I've gone beyond the reach,
Of any human hand.
I need my friends to cover up their skin.
I've gone beyond the sting,
Of any good regret.
I need my sex and violence.
I've gone beyond the sleep,
Of one and only bed.
I need my tricks to cover up the skin.

So I am a little kid in a big mess,
So I stand with the Son of man, guiltless,
I have been a Sunday sinner.
It's a Godsend.

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from Bough, released February 3, 2012

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