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Vanquish

from Seen and Unseen by John Goraj

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Written by John Goraj

lyrics

you were
biting your lip

and i was reading aloud
a volume of poetry

written by an Oregonian
who had a fascination

with the scent of blood
and pandemonium

and his words
they warmed my skin

just like the way i felt
when you let me in, let me in

now i'm at work
and so are you

and i was thinking about
what you were thinking about

now vanquish
me in the autumn
my family
will come to save me
from the shotguns
and the shot from one
and suddenly
i was carried away
and every crucifix
resting on every chest
transcended
and bloomed into a necklace
of orchids

and at the funeral
everybody was crying

and the melodies they sang
were heart-mangling

and how to make sense
of a casket built

for a baby
who barely got to live

and asked God
to be there with us

and He was
i felt him in my nervous system

now i'm at work
and so are you

and i was thinking about
what you were thinking about

now vanquish
me in the autumn
my family
will come to save me
from the shotguns
and the shot from one
and suddenly
i was carried away
and every crucifix
resting on every chest
transcended
and bloomed into a necklace
of orchids

now i'm at work
and so are you

and i was thinking about
what you were thinking about

now i'm in bed
wishing you were next to me

and i was crying about
what you were crying about

now we're in heaven
and so are all our friends

and i was laughing about
what you were laughing about

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from Seen and Unseen, track released March 13, 2012

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John Goraj Tucson, Arizona

John Goraj is a American songwriter. Goraj draws inspiration from a deep and diverse well of philosophy, ecology and western landscapes on this new work. "The Patience of Glaciers" is an allusion-filled rumination on growing up in South Dakota, marriage, the birth of his son and the intersection of religious mysticism and natural history. ... more

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