Black Lightning - Those Poor Bastards

I woke to hear you calling

Black lightning

Oh Momma you’d best quit talking

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You say it’s gonna take me?

You say it’s gonna take me right?

You say it’s gonna take me

But Momma I feel like I’m already gone

There ain’t no thunder

There ain’t no rain

The wicked moon is hiding

Outside the birds are flocking

Outside the beasts are talking

Something is changing

Black lightning

Great God Almighty

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Lord Jesus save me

The broken clock is ticking over the bed

You cannot kill what is not already dead

Smash!

Smash!

Burn!

Smash!

Smash!

Burn!

There ain’t no thunder

There ain’t no rain

The wicked moon is hiding

Outside the birds are flocking

Outside the beasts are talking

Something is changing

Yeah I look at the dirt and see the past rising up

Lord forgive us the trees were bare when the river flooded

We were trapped for six weeks with no food or water

And I lost my faith that night brother dug up Father’s bones and lit 'em on fire

«Praise Jesus!»

He shouted

But I could not

My mouth was stitched shut by cold talons of flame

Yeah I know it was wrong but I went ahead and inhaled the sulfur anyway

You see when you’re born in the country

Your path is lit by black lightning

There ain’t no thunder

There ain’t no rain

The wicked moon is hiding

Outside the birds are flocking

Outside the beasts are talking

Something is changing

Black lightning

Great God Almighty

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Lord Jesus save me

I need you to destroy these thoughts in my head

Feed me a poisoned slice of spiritual bread

Smash!

Smash!

Burn!

Smash!

Smash!

Burn!

There ain’t no thunder

There ain’t no rain

The wicked moon is hiding

Outside the birds are flocking

Outside the beasts are talking

Something is changing

Black lightning