Patrick Dodd and Small Revolutions: FREE MUSIC

Jesuits Lament

(Patrick Dodd)

Jesuits Lament

I chanced to meet a priest
He was drunk on holy water
He said there are some things you ought to know
He said the world is spinning down
There really ain’t much common ground
Hells the only place that’s left to go
We kept denying trouble
Till we got trapped in the rubble
Knowing there ain’t a promise we can keep
You know that you are surrounded
And tonight you will be hounded
By the wolves that you hear crying for your sheep

Chorus;
And it’s all about the promises
That we can’t keep
It’s all about a mountain grown to high
It’s all about the promises
That we can’t keep
And don’t you worry about no by and by
No don’t you fret no by and by

The dragons in the desert
The sand it is on fire
The flames they just go higher every night
His talons rip the tortured ground
The earth emits a mournful sound
Still they try to tell us that it’s right
The dragon has a thousand eyes
And so they tell a thousand lies
To tell us that the dragon will stay tame
Some day the dragon will come home
And we will face him all alone
With nothing left to shield us but our shame

Chorus

So go and find your flock my friend
And do your best to shelter them
Though you know you face a bitter fight
The dragon is a hungry beast
Your war with him will never cease
Still you know you must do what is right

Chorus:
It’s all about the promises that we must keep
No matter if the mountain gets too high
It’s all about the promises that we must keep
Don’t you worry about no sweet by and by
Don’t fret yourself about no sweet by and by

Repeat chorus and out