Awake In The Dirt-Kevin Devine

[ti:Awake In The Dirt] [ar:Kevin Devine] [al:Between The Concrete And Clouds] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.12]Awake In The Dirt - Kevin Devine [00:01.31]Dad I know [00:03.30]You can't see [00:05.16]My actions as [00:07.16]A plea for peace [00:09.14]You can't get past [00:11.24]The rocks stained red [00:13.25]The nailbomb blast [00:15.35]The doctor dead [00:17.20]Your prairie dream [00:19.32]Your liberal heart [00:21.41]Your patient mind [00:23.42]Your father's arms [00:25.40]They just won't do [00:27.43]They just can't fit [00:29.55]It's them not marx [00:31.31]You can blame for this [00:33.65]Alive in the dirt [00:35.12] [00:37.60]Alive in the dirt [00:39.95]I am still sainted and waiting [00:44.00]For my [00:45.01]Perfect pain to speak through me again [00:49.57] [00:58.07]Dad I found god [00:59.98]Through Vietnam [01:01.69] [01:02.33]My lai's graves [01:04.30]Agent orange [01:06.15]See we live lies [01:08.10]We have to choose [01:10.06]Our bombs spoke loud [01:12.07]So I spoke too [01:14.31]Then disappeared [01:16.27]10 miles from home [01:18.40]Newark slum [01:20.40]Where you won't go [01:22.33]It's here I've found [01:24.37]My higher self [01:26.46]A life that works [01:28.47]And suits me well [01:30.51]I pray for the dirt [01:32.06] [01:34.56]I pray for the dirt [01:36.84]And I ask to suffer in silence [01:41.26] [01:42.56]To stay here in hell [01:44.28] [01:46.77]Awake in the dirt [01:48.44] [01:50.81]Awake in the dirt [01:52.40] [01:54.88]Awake in the dirt now [01:57.01] [02:03.27]Stutter lifts [02:05.08]My words come clear [02:07.13]Your little girl [02:09.16]She's just not here [02:11.11]And I am sure [02:13.34]At my death [02:15.35]The truth will float [02:17.31]On god's sweet breath [02:19.43]Until that time [02:21.37]Don't ask for me [02:23.38]Behind this veil [02:25.42]Is where I'll be [02:27.49]At one with the dirt [02:28.96] [02:31.52]At one with the dirt [02:33.85]I'm at peace sainted and waiting [02:37.92]For my [02:38.98]Perfect pain to cover me for good