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Revelations

from Cocktails & Revelations by Calum White

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Hey there put a song now on the jukebox, girl
It's sobered up enough to play your favourite riff
And the boy with the guitar swears that he's a god
What a shame that everybody here is an atheist

And what a shame it is to spill angels' blood
And draw a smile on the page
And what a shame it is to clip angels' wings
And keep them in a cage
You keep them in a cage

You lean in closer to me and you whisper softly
"What do I do when I get to the door?
'Cause I have faith but I swear that Jesus mocks me
Who do you pray to when you're praying there's a god damned God?"

And what do I do when I get to those pearly gates
And what if there's no room
What if Peter goes outside on a cigarette break
And what if there's a queue?
What if there's a queue?

What if they've employed a 'one out - one in' system?
"It's nothing personal, you just should have got here earlier"
Do you think you could put a word in for me, Mister?
And why is death on my mind, I've never been happier
I've been happier

And all the shelter that you give to those who can go without
Have you any room left for me, to hide me from my doubts?
'Cause I've been sleeping in the river when my heart's on fire
Crushed by the revelation that my whole live is a lie
When it all gets too much for me I swear I'm falling apart
I retreat back to the water, put out the fires in my heart
When it all gets too much for me I swear I'm about to die
Atleast it makes me feel alive. God knows I want to feel alive

I want to feel the presence of cold air in my lungs
I want to feel the grace of prayer on my tongue
I want to feel the doom and gloom of those funeral drums
I want to make my mother proud

I want to see what life is like on the other side
I want to know if I'm in the good books before I die
I want to hear somebody tell me I've not lost my mind
I want to know what Revelations is all about

I want to make my mother proud
What's Revelations all about?
I want to make my mother proud
What's Revelations all about?

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from Cocktails & Revelations, released July 23, 2014

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Calum White West Linton, UK

My name is Calum White and I'm a singer-songwriter from the Scottish Borders. Influences include Springsteen, Dylan, Frank Turner, Gaslight Anthem, Frightened Rabbit, Lucero and Counting Crows.

Previous bands include Black Beard's Beard, Neon Helicopter and Stacks.

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