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Deliverance Lyrics by Calvin Johnson

Before the Dream Faded...

2005

They say I'm John the Baptist to a sullen tribe
The stones used to pave the way were thrown by hypocrites
Who rushed to embrace the new Messiah
They quickly backed off when the road caught fire
And we twist
And we twist
And we twist
And we twist
A shut in number with their grandfather's pearls
Wrote a few treatises that stormed the world
And we pony
And we pony
And we pony
And we pony
Pick up a pen, deliver me again
Pick up a pen, deliver me again
Pick up a pen, deliver me again
Pick up a pen, deliver me again
Then there was the chapter no one bothered to write
The tale of a girl who was born to fight
She picked up a hammer on the day she was born
Started smashing through the temples at the eye of the storm
She said 'If I can't dance, it's not a revolution'
I said 'You start writing, I'll provide the music'
And we stomped
And we stomped
And we stomped
And we stomped
And we stomped
Raise your voice, let's make a toast
Raise your voice, let's make a toast
I got a three-dollar bill rubbing against my thigh
If you ever grace my door, I'll bleed with pride
And we clog
And we clog
Pick up a pen, deliver me again
Pick up a pen, deliver me again
Then we clog, pony, stomp, twist
And then we clog, twist, clog, stomp
And then we clog
And then we play
And then we clog
And then we play
And then we shout, clog, twist, stomp, yeah
Pick up a pen, deliver me again
Raise your voice, let's make a toast
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Calvin Johnson

Calvin Johnson

About “Deliverance” by Calvin Johnson

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"Deliverance" is credited to Calvin Johnson. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Deliverance" appears on "Before the Dream Faded..." in 2005.

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