Word of life on severed tree
I picked it up and took a swing
My pastor told us, "Don't you worry"
Even Zacchaeus found his glory
I was a sprinter then
Living to see it end
Pastor lost his position
Went down for pornography
So I found myself some ground to stand
Bound to be the better man
'Cause I was a sprinter then
Living to see it end
Wound up in a holding pattern
Circled my landing in a lather
Unnerved, I laughed, I planned to snag
But then went down for a dipso jag
'Cause I was a sprinter then
Dying to see it end
I was a sprinter then
Dying to see it end
There's freedom to and freedom from
Freedom to run from everyone
There's freedom to and freedom from
Freedom to run from everyone
Well, what I did is what is done
The baptist in me chose to run
But if there's still time to choose the sun
I'll choose the sun, I'll choose the sun
I'll run it back, I'll choose the sun
I'll run it back to everyone
If there's still time, I'll choose the sun
And I'll run it back to everyone
I picked it up and took a swing
My pastor told us, "Don't you worry"
Even Zacchaeus found his glory
Living to see it end
Went down for pornography
So I found myself some ground to stand
Bound to be the better man
Living to see it end
Circled my landing in a lather
Unnerved, I laughed, I planned to snag
But then went down for a dipso jag
Dying to see it end
I was a sprinter then
Dying to see it end
Freedom to run from everyone
Freedom to run from everyone
The baptist in me chose to run
I'll choose the sun, I'll choose the sun
I'll run it back to everyone
And I'll run it back to everyone
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Looks like my lyrics were replaced with this. I'll post what I believe to be the correct lyrics again:
Word of life on severed tree I picked it up and took a swing My pastor told us, "Don't you worry" Even Zacchaeus found his glory
I was a sprinter then Living dissident
Pastor lost his position Went down for pornography So I found myself some ground to stand Bound to be the better man
'Cause I was a sprinter then Living dissident
Wound up in a holding pattern Circled my landing in a lather Unnerved, I laughed, I planned to snag But then went down for a dipso jag
'Cause I was a sprinter then Dying dissident I was a sprinter then Dying to see it end
There's freedom to and freedom from Freedom to run from everyone
There's freedom to and freedom from Freedom to run from everyone
Well, what I did is what is done The baptist in me chose to run
But if there's still time to choose the sun I'll choose the sun, I'll choose the sun
I'll run it back, I'll choose the sun I'll run it back to everyone
If there's still time, I'll choose the sun And I'll run it back to everyone
@walzjenna It's not "dying dissident" It's "dying to see it end" I have the album with the lyrics sheet. I originally heard it as "an antecedent" which made no sense :)
@walzjenna It's not "dying dissident" It's "dying to see it end" I have the album with the lyrics sheet. I originally heard it as "an antecedent" which made no sense :)
@ab12 Yeah, I figured "dissident" was a stretch because of the pronunciation, but I only heard "dying to see it end" clearly once. But now that I listen again, it's pretty clear that's the correct line. Thank you for clearing this up!
@ab12 Yeah, I figured "dissident" was a stretch because of the pronunciation, but I only heard "dying to see it end" clearly once. But now that I listen again, it's pretty clear that's the correct line. Thank you for clearing this up!
Mackenzie said:
“‘Sprinter’ is definitely about my love and appreciation for my upbringing, but also my desire to run away. I was raised in the Baptist Church in Georgia. My parents are very sweet, churchgoing people. They’re content in that; I wasn’t.”
http://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/9639-im-drowning-but-im-ok-the-revelations-of-torres-mackenzie-scott/