Fuck It (The Church At the End)

[Title: Fuck It (The Church At the End)] 
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[banjo – soft strumming, a little off-kilter like a man finding his balance]
[Verse 1]  
I had a dream I didn’t bother writing down  
It faded with the coffee steam and stuck around  
Like every song I started and never sang  
Like every truth I buried with a silver fang
[Banjo picks up slightly – foot tap rhythm begins]
[Chorus]  
Fuck it, let the sky fall in  
Let the sea come claim its sin  
I ain’t beggin', I ain't bendin'  
If this is the church at the end, I'm attendin'  
Just me, the wind, and my old banjo  
Playin' tunes for the last light show
[Verse 2]  
Tried to find God in the static on the AM dial  
But all I heard was my old self laughin' for a while  
I lit a match, watched my name go up in smoke  
Kept the warmth and tossed the hope
[Bridge – spoken-sung, cracked voice, barely above a whisper]  
A man can lose everything  
And still walk on  
It’s the end of the world  
But the bar’s still open
[Chorus – stronger, almost smiling]  
Fuck it, let the sky fall in  
Let the sea come claim its sin  
I ain’t beggin', I ain't bendin'  
If this is the church at the end, I'm attendin'  
Just me, the wind, and my old banjo  
Playin' tunes for the last light show
[Outro – banjo slow, final chord hangs long]  
If this is the end…  
I’ve heard worse closin’ songs.
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[by r wesley edwards]

Male vocal. Gravelly. Country Rock. Bordering on Seattle grunge., live, male, apocalypse masterpiece. Banjo