Dead Buoys

from Holy Hand Grenade by Ruckus Aquinas

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lyrics

Religion is some faith
Twisted tight and to such length
That you can use it like a rope
Tie yourself to others to stay afloat
And it was these human rafts
That kept our ancestors safe in the past
But to keep themselves above the waves
They pushed others to the bottom

And
Held underneath without air
Those below became shells of themselves
Dead buoys by which we spared

I want to swim on my own
When somebody else is going down
I won't be the one who's helping them drown
I want to swim on my own
If treading water is no longer safe
I won't be the one who's making them stay

Religion is some faith
Twisted tight til it has weight
And it can anchor you with hope
As the dark storms toss your little boat
But a weight also it seems
Holds you under if you start drowning
Keeps you under when you're entangled
Where the ocean's darkness slowly strangles

Even though you may mean well
Don't believe all things are as they seem
Some monsters come from within ourselves

I want to swim on my own
When somebody else is going down
I won't be the one who's helping them drown
I want to swim on my own
If treading water is no longer safe
I won't be the one who's making them stay

Religion is some faith
Twisted tight and to such length
That you can use it like a rope
So choose wisely what it's used to hold

I want to swim on my own
When somebody else is going down
I won't be the one who's helping them drown
I want to swim on my own
If treading water is no longer safe
I won't be the one who's making them stay
You will be the one who's making them stay

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from Holy Hand Grenade, released February 22, 2018

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