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"Confessions", by God, as told to Peyton Burgess

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Words by Peyton Burgess
Music by Darren O'Brien

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I'm a fat creature of convenience. I recline in my rickshaw, enjoying the ride. You're left pedaling outside.

In my empty billfold photo sleeve, the pattern you might start to see is a heart of formica.

At my feet are the crumpled receipts of your sabotaged ambitions and dreams, future cookie fortunes.

If you light your way by paper lantern, I will make the thing catch fire. I will blind you with its sudden brilliance, let it smolder out, and leave you in the dark.

Maybe this is me apologizing, but that scripture's left untold. So consider this a prologue, and a promise that it will not get any worse from here.

I've taught you some things: that Carolina jasmine scent's brief, but it's annual; and just 'cause you drink your champagne from a crystal don't mean it won't give you a hangover. But if I told you anymore, I'd ruin the surprise.

But at least I've made it easy for you to hate me and not yourself. At least you hate me and not yourself.

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from "Confessions", by God, as told to Peyton Burgess, released October 25, 2011
Darren O'Brien - vocals, wash guitar, Mellotron
Martin Richards - vocals, bass, dumbek
Agustin Cichero - vocals, pipa, Mellotron
Chase Anderson - drums
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Meg Okura - erhu
Quinn Walker - vocals

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