Baptizing the Automatic Heart

from Superwide & Backwards EP by monopines

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lyrics

I'm told Jesus invented wine
And since then it's been a long, slow slide
We're always falling in love with each other at separate times
Flipped upside-down, super wide and backwards
In each other's eyes

Judith dropped the eucharist on the floor
Father Good bent down to kiss the carpet
Later on, she saw him at the store
Buying a six-pack and ingredients to make some more

Oh, it shuts off
And no one knows where it goes
And the edge of every black hole
Is infinitely cold
And so endlessly full

When I was thirteen or so
I saw the innocent glow expressed by my halo
Blur into the ether
Underneath the bleachers
Pig dust and pie crust
Inflatable hammers
I threw up on the gravitron
Blacked out, no idea who it landed on
Five Hail Mary's later I was absolved
Clean slate, didn't even have to tell my mom
Until now
But somehow I suspect that wasn't enough
Because you know I'm still that shy kid on the bus
Apologizing to inanimate stuff
Just because it passes by my window

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from Superwide & Backwards EP, track released March 28, 2023
Corey Oglesby: guitar, lead vocals
Bill Tracy: bass
Jim Rizzuto: drums
Cooper Trail: guitar

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