Afghan Whigs

Congregration

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I walk around with this all over me.
I cannot wash it clean.
You've got the ball.
You've got the ball -- I'm taking it from you.
And, today,
it's in the blood.
I left it in the blood you see,
so put the words together.
I'll be with you forever.
Get up.
We'll rise.
They'll pay.
And, wait until tomorrow night.
I can't recall yet if I'm black,
or if I'm white or wrong,
or if I'm white or wrong.
I am your creator.
Come with me, my congregation.
Get up -- I'll smack you back down.
Get up.
We'll rise.
They'll pay.
Get up -- I'll smack you back down.
You will become my diamond.
I'm yours, and you are mine.
Get up.
We'll rise.
They'll pay.

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2002-01-10 00:42:35

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by Quonset

19y ago

This song is colossal. Very demonstrative. Some lines suggest heroin addiction but I think there's a lot more to it than that. These could be Dulli's feelings on the relationship between he and his audience, and the transformation that he undergoes before the audience.

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