You Didn't Leave Religion, Religion Left You
People move on,
People quit jobs
And pay a pretty penny for advice
that couldn't be further from fact
Are you seeing my future in that crystal ball
Or the reflection of my credit card?
But you can be the hopeful
And i’ll be the realist
And make sure when you arrive
Your lips are sealed the tightest
I know we’re all thinking about being worried about what happened last time
And your mirror talk must’ve been out of practice
You have no idea what I know now
Thanks to your unknowing love for a poetic parapraxis
The way you knock on my door
Tells me everything I need to know
The you that kept your fist hanging there
Is the you I sent home
Before the floor turned to ashes
And smoke became the air
Call me Mr. Magazine
Cause my pages are filled with different headlines to make you love me
But we could be in the background of people's favorite photos
I don’t wanna be someone’s top four
I wanna be someone’s whole world
And at this point, the news is just hell on earth
But nothing is heaven
Nothing is heaven
Call me Mr. Magazine
Cause my pages are filled with different headlines to make you love me
And the news at this point is just hell on earth
But nothing is heaven?
Nothing is heaven
But you can be the hopeful
And i’ll be the realist
You didn’t leave religion,
Religion left you
People move on
And people quit jobs
But a part of my heart breaks for them to stay
When I barely even know their names
The way you knock on my door
Tells me everything I need to know
The you that kept your fist hanging there
Is the you I sent home screaming
Before the floor turned to ashes,
And smoke became the air
You didn’t leave your religion,
Religion left you
And at this point, the news is just hell on earth
But this is heaven
You've brought me heaven
And the news at this point is just hell on earth
But this is heaven
This just feels like heaven
But we could be in the background of people's favorite photos
I don’t wanna be someone’s top four
I wanna be someone’s whole world
Copyright © Matthew Bailey | Year Posted 2023
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