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Deserter

from Deserter by Josh Brister

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My story’s one of running
Cutting ties with everyone I’ve loved
I’m living out my Papaw’s westerns
I’m always riding off into some fiery sun
My bag gets lighter and lighter
My soul gets all fogged up
I find it hard to value anything
The more I reek of vagabonding
The more I see the differences between Him and me
 
He ain’t no deserter
He ain’t like me
He ain’t never thought of leaving
He don’t know what goodbye means
You ain’t gotta worry
What you’d do without Him
Be easy friend
He ain’t a deserter

We create a God that fits us
We box him up and hide him on a shelf
We dust him off when it’s convenient
But keep him far away when we don’t need his help
We cower behind religion
And all our million dollar buildings
Praying it’s enough to get us through
But when the levy gets to breaking
We realize it ain’t enough to hold onto

He ain’t no Judas
He ain’t like you and me
He ain’t never felt ashamed of us
He don’t know what 2 faced means
We ain’t gotta wonder where we’d be
If he gave us up
Walk tall friends
He ain’t no Judas

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from Deserter, released January 20, 2015

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Josh Brister Madrid, Spain

Joshua Luke Brister, 28, was born in New Orleans, but raised and reared in the unapologetic state of hospitality: Mississippi. The sounds created from this project are certain to contain the familiar pulses of worship, only now mixed with the soul that can only come from a place like Mississippi. ... more

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