First & Always

from Secondhand Ghosts by Phantom Ocean

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It was the first time that someone held my hand
with anything like tenderness, instead of reprimand
And my pulse doubled up as I looked into your eyes
And every last excuse I had was cut right down to size
And they were nothing at all
nothing at all

The man said that God said, what we're doing is wrong
But I don't think that God has said anything at all
Don't believe a gospel of hatred and disgust
Just believe in the power of an everlasting love

Well I tried to deny what was in front of me
the sweet and sad and secret truth that could set me free
The guilt they planted deep inside flowered into bloom
And I left my heart's desire forgotten and entombed
Like it was nothing at all
nothing at all

The man said that God said, what we're doing's wrong
But I don't think that God has said anything at all
Don't believe a gospel of hatred and disgust
Just believe in the power of an everlasting love

Late too late I came around to what I had ignored
and to the heart that I had left on that killing floor
I found my truth and picked it up, looked into the eye
And every last excuse I had was cut right down to size
And they were nothing at all
nothing at all

The man said that God said, what we're doing's wrong
But I don't think that God has said anything at all
Don't believe a gospel of hatred and disgust
Just believe in the power of an everlasting love

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from Secondhand Ghosts, released July 30, 2021

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