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Gospel and Grain

from Dark Stars by Robin Jackson

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GOSPEL AND GRAIN

I broke bread upon the plough man’s table
Did the good work when I was able
Found my way up when it was hard to stand up
Never gave up when the going got rough

I’ve slipped on rocks made of flint and bone
Fell into the darkness, all alone
Broken by the highway, living in despair
Never thought I’d find my way back from there

Not proud of all that I have done
Shot poison from the barrel of a smoking gun
Made a recipe of cinder and smoke
Been caught wearing the devil’s cloak

I try to shake my shadow on the daily
But it’s a battle, takes me close to crazy
Like a snake, trying to shed it’s skin
Sometimes I wonder if I’ll ever win

And you kept me faithful
You took me by the hand
When I left myself for dying
The sweet Summer rain
The gospel and the grain
You are my church
And your love is sanctifying

When I was lost, my father told me son
You won’t find God on the run
Into the rocks of the desert  or the sea
When the wind stops truth be waiting there for thee

To find the word of a true apostle
Step into the river and listen to the gospel
All I need is this fire and sky
A dusty guitar fashioned from an alibi

Pain, she can be a teacher
Find your courage and you will learn to love her
Every scar that I’ve ever known
Takes me closer close to my home

Darkness is simply lack of light
When I was a fighter I was told to fight
But when I love, I gotta let it go
That’s the hardest truth that I’ll ever know

And you kept me faithful
You took me by the hand
When I left myself for dying
The sweet Summer rain
The gospel and the grain
You are my church
And your love is sanctifying

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from Dark Stars, released November 3, 2017

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Robin Jackson Portland, Oregon

Award winning songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist known for his wild contributions to bands Vagabond Opera and the March Fourth Marching Band, Robin Jackson presents his debut album. The ethnomusicology major has mastery of almost a dozen instruments and played with everyone from Gogol Bordello to The Decembrists. "A catchy and captivating song-crafter... true storyteller." - NPR ... more

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