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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

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