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Keep the Faith

from American Splendor by Jonathan Ammons

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There’s a man on the TV
and he tells you God’s will.
There’s cabinet appointments
and a Supreme Court seat to fill.
He says that if you look past
his infidelity and lies,
he can guide you,
he alone can guide you.

He says to forget
your friends and your peers,
cos they can’t save you
from the red tide of all your fears,
you’ve got to put yourself first
in dark days like these.

And it’s all you can do
to keep yourself together.
And it’s all you can do
to keep the faith.

If you kick against the pricks
it’s an eye for an eye.
If you settle for his tricks
you’ll get a wellspring of his lies.
Cos he’s God’s chosen man
cos the TV preacher said so.
But it’s hard to rectify.
Yes it’s hard to rectify.

For Judas all it took
was thirty pieces of silver,
so put your faith in the man
who promised he alone could deliver.
Get your guns and your gold,
we’ll grow old in promised land.

And it’s all you can do
to keep yourself together.
And it’s all you can do
to keep the faith.

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from American Splendor, released January 15, 2021
Lyrics and music by Jonathan Ammons
All instruments performed or programmed by Jonathan Ammons and Olivia Springer

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Jonathan Ammons Asheville, North Carolina

Jonathan Ammons is a journalist, writer, radio DJ, producer, and musician from Asheville, North Carolina. His music runs the gamut between electronic, indie rock, ambient, and Americana.

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