Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Awake in the Dirt, artist - Kevin Devine. Date of issue: 21.10.2021
Song language: English
Awake in the Dirt |
| Dad I know |
| You can’t see |
| My actions as |
| A plea for peace |
| You can’t get past |
| The rocks stained red |
| The nailbomb blast |
| The doctor, dead |
| Your prairie dream |
| Your liberal heart |
| Your patient mind |
| Your father’s arms |
| They just won’t do |
| They just can’t fit |
| It’s them, not Marx |
| You can blame for this |
| Alive in the dirt |
| Alive in the dirt |
| I am still, sainted and waiting |
| For my perfect pain to speak through me again |
| Dad, I found God |
| Through Vietnam |
| My Lai’s graves |
| Agent Orange |
| See, we live lies |
| We have to choose |
| Our bombs speak loud |
| So I spoke, too |
| Then disappeared |
| 10 miles from home |
| Newark slum |
| Where you won’t go |
| It’s here I’ve found |
| My higher self |
| A life that works |
| And suits me well |
| I pray for the dirt |
| I pray for the dirt |
| And I ask to suffer in silence |
| To stay here in hell |
| Awake in the dirt |
| My stutter lifts |
| My words come clear |
| Your little girl |
| She’s just not here |
| I am sure |
| At my death |
| The truth will float |
| On God’s sweet breath |
| Until that time |
| Don’t ask for me |
| Behind this veil |
| Is where I’ll be |
| At one with the dirt |
| At one with the dirt |
| I’m at peace, sainted and waiting |
| For my perfect pain to cover me for good |