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my feet were soaking wet
you swung from behind
I was making Jacob’s fist
aiming for the eyes
see that blessed face comes without a name, holding my hip the whole way home
over before it began
just leave it alone

see all those nets were full
it had been a good day
but you’d heard the council’s pull
setting tongues aflame
but all your tough ideals, your four spinning wheels, will shake when its time to own
over before it began
just leave it alone

what doesn’t seem to have its poles?
if it don’t then it should
you wanna see something shot full of holes
well come in here and have a look
was I a little jaded, a little cold? oh you aint seen the half of it
you wanna shake off that weakness?
well go and get some more of it

we got together on the hillside
our eyes fixed upon that sage
Good God, we cried, give us a sign
just like you did the prior age
but you just set your stare, with your hand in the air, and said yours will be the bones you break
my fists we never so tight
standin ore your vacant grave

(Genesis 32:22-32; Luke 22:58; John 6)

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from Go Home to Your Friends, released October 6, 2011

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The Olive Tree

Meet the collaborative songwriting effort of two brothers. Currently based out of New Orleans and Madison, Ben and Scott Cunningham grew up in Memphis, Tennessee. They love alt-country, the key of G, acoustic guitars, fishing, Jesus, and the world he created. For 15 years and running, together they write and record songs about these things, calling this effort The Olive Tree. ... more

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