twice the pride

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The Poster Boys

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Welcome back
Don't worry
It was only a vision of the future like you said
Well, what did you see
Uh, let me explain
Uh, welcome back to the waking world
Steady askin' will they recur
The nightmares and the premonitions
Ultimately visions of hanging on every word
Uh, and not because they pay attention
When I'm on the mic, under the lights a couple listen
But the tension lies in me tryin' to be a Christian
And finding that even lies and deceit
Would be of more interest
To the religious than anything sustaining
So long as the lies and deceit can be entertaining
So degrading, raping the whole meaning
It was meant to bring me, now this shit just brings me
Down, down, down
A down, down, down, down, down
A down, down, down, down, down, down, down
Twice the pride, double the fall

How could a legacy survive
The test of time
We're all rotten to the core
How can I radiate an uncorrupted light
If I'm too blind
To see temptation at my door

Uh, skinny jeans and dainty chains
Flow shirts, I'm throwin' merch from off the stage
So I guess I know what works, and it's all the rage
And then I do that shit at church, then the Gospel pays
Cause they'd be all dismayed if I told the whole truth
Like the rich young ruler, say give up all that you have
How many of us could do it
Put the cross on my back, how many would nail me to it
Most of 'em the same ones who wear and even tattoo it
God it's so easy to be a phony
See me on your phone screen, but never see me when I'm lonely
Go from holy to horny real quick, but the trick
Is you only see the former on my IG pic
And I'm sick to my stomach
Cause they want the same illusion in my lyrics
Hence the emphasis on my appearance
I read the word of God and I know they won't wanna hear it
They want experiences and call that the Holy Spirit
And my fear is that I might give it to 'em
If it's true the medium is the message like Marshall McLuhan
Said, and I assume it is, then I'd be some kind of angel
Elevated, illuminated from the right angles
Drop the act, I would if I could but then these people would
Not be back, they tell me good job and I
Copy that, believe the affirmation 'til it's not an act at all
On this stage I stand tall, need somebody to
Knock me back
Down, down, down
A down, down, down, down, down
A down, down, down, down, down, down, down
Twice the pride, double the fall

How can a messenger of God
Become unflawed
Perfected by affiliation
Pride is nurtured under thunderous applause
To lead the cause 'til the end
Everybody's got secrets for strangers, believers and fakers
Cause fakers believe that their faith can be played up
The masses receive simple phrases they made up
Now selling your soul is the price for a trade-up
Oh, you need a sure fire way to
Avert their attention away from the truth
With power and money and sex you're in danger
Of losing it all when they let go of you

Now where we at? The story is told
Through somewhat thematic, dramatic tones
Don't mean it ain't factual. I suppose
You think I exaggerate what I wrote
To prove a point, and you would be half right
Half away from the goal of realizing what's at stake when you go
From bein' a boy with dreams to points and screams with no accountability
The poison seeps into me as
The more the they think I'm righteous, the more I think I am
You ask me what that means, the quickest venom known to man is pride
I'm tryin' to hide the things that hurt my image
But on the inside I justify it all to feel consistent
Til my God-given intellect prevents my logic finishing
And so I aim that gift back at the One who trusted it to me
I can have my cake, I can eat it too
If I'm so great, then I don't need You
God is dead, that don't mean He ain't real
All it means is I got to a place in my head
Where his presence is always concealed
And I begin to grow bitter
Don't impose Your law on me until I cross the river
Answer my philosophies within Your Holy Scriptures
And then we'll talk. How's your walk
I'm wanderin' around but never wonder if I'm lost, uh
Really I'm feelin' free and I can see the Promised
Land is still a possibility I'll redefine it
Like, what if it's up to me to rebuild Eden, I can
Make it a thing, y'all, follow me, yeah, look at me, I got it
Down, down, down
A down, down, down, down, down
A down, down, down, down, down, down, down
Twice the pride, double the fall

I got it, I got it
I got it down
Time to lead my brand new army on the battleground
Time to stand for somethin' higher than a man in the clouds
Uh, I object to the objectives
I know it sounds a bit reckless
You better check the perspective
Uh, truth, respect it
Ain't nobody wanna know how I won the election
Proof is that I do what I want
And can't nobody try to tell me I'm a fake or a fraud
Uh, I am consistent
At least I'm less a hypocrite than when I was a Christian
Least I mean it when I say I'm goin' to f*ck the system
I'm the new voice of truth, shut up and listen, uh

Forbidden love can be ugly, but her beauty is natural
They know I'm up to something as the secret unravels
I probably got it comin' now if somebody tattles
And if only God can judge me he'll be bangin' His gavel
Order in the court
I say I don't believe in God no more, that's my retort
To any accusations y'all bring forth, my last resort
Will be apostasy
Indignantly insisting what I did was never wrong to me
Let's think about this logically, everyone knows biology
Sexual satisfaction is natural and monogamy less so
If sex was a free market economy
I'll never let you legalist bastards have a monopoly
Stop! Let me go, I've got to sell my soul
To keep my ego intact, with my back to the wall
The truth is closin' in on me I know it
The only hope I've got left is to crack theosis
Oh, shit. The only way to spare my pride, regicide
You best beware what I have in mind
My designs to realize the divine in myself
I know you think I'm out my mind and act like you wanna help
You wanna know how it felt to be portrayed as saintly
When behind the scenes you like to drink and sleep with your lady
And you know it ain't wrong per se, but always felt shady
Cause it's fine as long as people don't find out that's the main thing
And now that they've made me, got to cover my ass
And it's too late to save me, I ain't gettin' a pass
So now I'm set on takin' what I wanted to have
Without a compromise, this time I'm gettin' 'em back
For all the lies, the hypocrisy and false impressions
For the self-righteous dogma and resulting repression
I once was blind to the cause of my own depression
The body of Christ, so called, is deceptive
Oh, you're the ones elected, anointed, called, and protected
From being called into question by people with real objections
Actual human lives in the balance, you won't accept them
For one reason or other, casually neglect them
Don't drink, smoke, chew, f*ck, cuss, vote blue
Vote red, golden rule: do what the f*ck you're told to do
What the f*ck I'm supposed to do
Shit was fine when no one knew
So I conclude the problem is not with me, but rather with you
So I conclude the problem is not with me, but rather with you
So I conclude the problem is not with me, but
So I conclude... rather with you
So I conclude the problem is not with me, but rather with you
Uh, uh uh
From now on we're doin' things my way
I treat this track like it's Daytona, I'm too lethal for the highway
Good luck keepin' up
All it takes is one wrong turn, then you watch it all burn, uh
So if I gotta use a few strong words, to ensure it's all heard
Then I'm sorry
You may think I've set out to offend you, nah hardly
Please don't think this album's an original story
This already happened, y'all just think about Ravi
Daniel, Carl Lentz, Acton Bowen, Johnny
And it's easy for us all to think we're better than 'em
Easy to speak on these positions that we've never been in
I'm so afraid to go where God sent other men on mission
Cause I could end up like these thirteen songs I hope you listen

Tell me which is greater
Which is greater
The fear of losing faith
Or the faith that casts

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