The Case Of William Smith-Astronautalis

[ti:The Case Of William Smith] [ar:Astronautalis] [al:Pomegranate] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Case Of William Smith - Astronautalis [00:09.36]William holds his palm out proud upon the bible lays it down [00:21.46]And solemnly swears against it that every word is true [00:26.28]Searching through the faceless crowd [00:29.77]In the hallowed auditorium [00:31.88]He sees that everyone is turned against him [00:35.01]And his endless pursuit the saga that he spells out [00:39.81] [00:40.53]Has mothers grabbing children grown men twisting mustaches [00:45.83]As priests smooth out their suits but william hammers right along [00:51.77]And ignores the banging gavel of [00:54.51]The judges plea for order in the chaos of the room [00:59.49]Outside my cell there is an oak that grows [01:03.18]Through the fence line and towards the sun [01:05.77]They built a barrier of barbs flush butted against its bark [01:08.70]And still its burls unfurled into branches strong [01:11.13]The silver thorns that hem in my hole [01:13.25]Snare me here through sun and snow [01:14.93]While barbs may scar they cannot stop the mighty oak [01:17.18]Burgeoning upward and out disfigured no doubt [01:19.55]The persistent sapling made stout by its daggered escape route [01:22.35]Once it finally stands tall its limbs will make the fence fall [01:25.31]The slowest getaway car that the guard ever saw [01:27.68]The warden scratches his bald patches [01:29.36]And raises arms in the air he wonders how this happened [01:32.05]Despite decades to prepare in this I found the faith [01:34.48]That you'd see my sentence a mistake [01:35.99]Discharge me from this place and reinstate me in your grace [01:38.97]The truth will set you free one day [01:40.84]My father promised me but I'd never thought [01:42.23]The truth would come this way quite honestly [01:43.73]William holds his palm out proud upon the bible lays it down [01:49.60]And solemnly swear against it that every word is true [01:54.46]Searching through the faceless crowd in the hallowed auditorium [02:00.20]He sees that everyone is turned against him [02:03.44]And his endless pursuit [02:05.38]If you had told me back then that the words from my pen [02:09.25]Would've branded me a paynim [02:10.43]I would never changed a damn thing [02:11.87]I am sure it's shocking to your ears [02:13.55]That the treaties you revere would suffer such assessment [02:15.68]At the stylus of confrere but I am more than well aware [02:17.85]How you all were unprepared to stare into the sun [02:21.03]As it means to pick apart its flares [02:23.27]With my covenant in question and career upon the line [02:25.90]I will suffer your reckless sanctions [02:27.21]With the clarity of mind that the charges that you lay [02:30.25]Against my character of faith will burden you with shame [02:32.96]When you face the presumed paradise [02:34.15]And he knows well as I that his heralds can carol flat songs [02:37.08]The refrains ring familiar but the words just seem a tad wrong [02:39.64]God is just a breath away [02:41.26]He lives a kiss from your lips but his message can mutate [02:43.83]As it drifts from mount to chisel tips [02:45.44]So this is it my suffrage sings its swan song [02:47.88]Your suspicions set me sovereign [02:49.25]From the restriction of your sad bonds [02:51.18]While you edit me from existence for continuity [02:52.99]May the Lord be always in your footsteps [02:55.10]To document your lunacy [02:56.19]William holds his palm out proud Upon the bible lays it down [03:01.23]And solemnly swears against it that every word is true [03:06.17]Searching through the faceless crowd [03:09.74]In the hallowed auditorium [03:11.79]He sees that everyone is turned against him [03:14.97]And his endless pursuit the saga that he spells out [03:20.55]Has mothers grabbing children grown men twisting mustaches [03:25.86]As priests smooth out their suits but william hammers right along [03:31.79]And ignores the banging gavel of [03:34.40]The judges plea for order in the chaos of the room