Bethlehem Wv

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[Verse 1]
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To which shepherd’s field
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Did which angels descend?
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And what’s this about eternal non-existence at the end?
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A stranger’s face appeared—
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They say he lost his mind
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(Or too much found his mind?)
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I hear it all the time

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[Verse 2]
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Vibrations rose in waves
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From a sea of discontent
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Dad used to talk about for days
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I finally tasted what he meant
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Your carcass on the ground
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Brought vultures to their eyes
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My frontal lobe is shutting down
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I bet you hear it all the time

[Verse 3]
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To which shepherd’s field did which angels descend?
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Or is blessedness revealed to those of us who best pretend?
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Some counterfeit ideas form ideas all their own
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I watched them spread for years to my unsuspecting bones
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And the nights my heart was tired you sang your saccharine song
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But when your mouth was quiet was the sweetest sound of all
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"Soon our ransomed souls will leave this age behind
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For streets of solid gold", I hear it all the time

[Bridge]
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On a West Virginia road
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On a West Virginia road
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On a West Virginia road
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I did just as I was told

[I did just as I was told...]
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[brief solo at the end]
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