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The Lips of John

from Advent by Tangled Blue

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The Lips of John
words and music by Joel Pakan
© 2008 Subtle Conversation Music (ASCAP)

Some say you’re dead, others just really quiet
Where is the fruit from your bed
Or the work of your hand?
Some say you’re lost, wandering in a desert
Some say count the cost
Of the days that are ahead
The storm is coming, it’s breath blows hot
It’s a furnace that cannot be sold or bought
The sun, the moon, and all these things
Are gonna fall away
They’re gonna fall away...

Some say you live and you’re coming very quickly
There’s a voice up ahead
Calling make this path straight
With locusts for bread
He could bite through any false pretense
But he will lose his head
For the same old song and dance
And there’s wild honey for the lips of John
But vinegar for the lips with an unending song
If what I consume is just to dull the pain,
Then let it fall away
Let it fall away, let these addictions fall away...

He leapt for joy once, he will do it again
But this flood’s exposed his roots
And the axe is sharpened
His dad was struck dumb, now he’s in this cage
I swear the vines of doubt snake from age through age

Some say you’re a star, a light in this darkness
You burn bright for sure, blinding those without need
Standing on this shore,
Knowing this current is what cleans
Though you hold no cure, you’ve held fast in this stream
And the Jordan runs muddy without a hint of grace.
But it’s still cool and clean now upon your face
Rub the scales now from your eyes, let them fall away
And all that hinders here, let it fall away...

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from Advent, released September 20, 2008
Aimée Pakan sang and played bass guitar and drum kit
Joel Pakan sang and played guitars and keyboard

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Tangled Blue Minneapolis, Minnesota

Since June of 2000, Aimee and Joel have been making music together. Their first CD was completed in 2003. Recorded at a farm house in Wisconsin, it is a caffeinated, folk-rock blend of songs that have shown their durability as the duo traveled with them over 500,000 miles of highways. With a new home in Minneapolis, Tangled Blue recorded "Advent" in 2008 and will finish a third project this year. ... more

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