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The Last Word (w/ Emily Cross)

from Grief & Praise by The Whiskey Priest

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lyrics

I built a cage for the birds out back
I took the fire from the fiery crack
I swung the hammer and I manned the forge
I gassed up your car and I went to the store

I cleaned the kitchen with a mop and pail
I got the tiger by the tiger’s tail
I burned the bodies so the flies wouldn’t swarm
I chopped up the wood to keep the winters warm

But honey you can have the last word
A gentle kiss on the forehead that we both deserve
It takes a truck full of kindness to lift our curse
So you can have the last word

I fed the chickens and I walked the dog
I lit the lamp in the heavy fog
I spun the lighthouse ‘round and warned you off the rocks
And I still get the door every time you knock

I killed the dragon in the dragon’s lair
I rubbed your feet and I combed your hair
I pledged my vows to the moonless night
Then I swept up the stairs and turned off the light

But honey you can have the last word
Like a ringing bell on a flightless bird
Some things you hear, they can’t be unheard
That’s why you can have the last word

Honey you can have the last word
Like a kiss on the forehead that we both deserve
It’s gonna take a truck full of kindness to lift our curse
So you can start off with the last word

And honey you can have all the goodbyes
All the fare-thee-wells and the half-way tries
I got my arms full up with the drifting surf
So you can have the last word

I see you coming and going
Don’t know which is worse
But you can have the last word

credits

from Grief & Praise, released April 28, 2023
Parker Law: drums
Luke Phillips: percussion
Alex Dupree: piano, electric guitar, taishōgoto
Seth Woods: synths, programming, pedal steel, 4-track cassette recorder, vocals
Emily Cross: vocals

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The Whiskey Priest Albuquerque, New Mexico

The Whiskey Priest is song-writer Seth Woods. He sings about horses, oceans, trains, mountains, deities, hands, science fiction, sex, vegetation, drinking games, deserts, depression, party people, seagulls, death, monks, memory, autumn, driving, and breakfast. He has never met a drum machine he didn't like. ... more

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