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Refugee

from Prodigal by David Wirsig

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so they wandered again
to make a home for their family and kin
polluted all the waters within
but we can make it all better again

we'll filter out their women and men
with no quarter for the young or the old
when children are expendable then
we can leave them shivering out in the cold

so you brokered a deal
a handshake and a permanent seal
ascend to the position of power
atop a wall with an ivory tower

turn away the outstretched hands
it's what you did for the lowest of these
so tell me was it part of the plan
to leave them shivering out in the cold?

you decreed-
go out and cleanse the lands
until the waters are pure
(enough to wash the blood off our hands)

and we'll sing
how we're the chosen souls
but can we ever atone
for leaving them in the cold?

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from Prodigal, released October 2, 2020

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David Wirsig New Haven, Connecticut

Over the past ten years, David Wirsig has built a library of releases exploring themes such as religious dogma, life after the apocalypse, and what lies at the bottom of the ocean. His songs have been featured on multiple podcasts and radio programs, including "Welcome to Night Vale" and CBC Radio. ... more

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