Mason Jennings

Godless

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This is not a conquering

I'm not conquered

Even as the helicopters come for me

My wife sleeps in her clothes in the corner

I'm looking down at the police on the street

We all walk on this planet together

With the earth below and the sky above

Answer me this

Would you do the same

If somebody raped the women you love

K-k-killed a man

Now I'm on the run

K-k-killed a man

Now I'm the run

K-k-killed a man

Now I'm the run

Godless burning underneath the sun

K-k-killed a man

Now I'm on the run

K-k-killed a man

Now I'm the run

K-k-killed a man

Now I'm the run

Godless burning underneath the sun

Don't sleep in the light

Let em come, let em come

Don't sleep in the light

Let em come, let em come

Don't sleep in the light

Let em come, let em come

Don't sleep in the light

Let em come

Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat etc.

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dragonflower44 On Dec 17, 2001

Adrian

Ballad For My One True Love

Bullet

Jackson Square

California

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dragonflower44

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2001-12-17 21:26:20

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by Mpaow1804

20y ago

This is a really powerful song. Its about a guy who killed the man that raped his wife, and now he's runnig from the cops. I saw Mason perform this song a while back and he just went nuts at the end of the song. it was incredible

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by thelistener21

16y ago

Don't sleep in the light...

     (Let 'em come, let 'em come...)

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