Shitting On The Front Porch Step
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[Verso 1]
Bm
You had the world in your hands
G
and you threw it at a kid.
D
You had a record, had a tour,
A
had everything and look what you did.
Bm
Twenty-two with pictures of a child
G
you should have never had.
D
You called it love, called it mutual
A
you call it everything but bad.
Bm
She couldn´t even drive, yet
G
but she was old enough for you.
D
You beg a child to undress
A
and call it something she wanted to.
Bm
They dropped you from the label,
G
droped the tour, dropped every gig.
D
But never dropped you in a cell
A
for what you did to all those kids.
[Refrão]
G D
By their fruits you shall know them
A Bm
that´s the verse, right Jake?
G D
So where´s the fruit where´s the harvest?
A Bm
All I see´s a fake.
G D
Born again, washed clean, redeemed.
A Bm
that´s what you love to say.
G
But you love Jesus like you love those girls
A Bm
just to get your way.
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Bm
[Verso 2]
Bm
From ruin to redemption
G
thats a hell of a rebrand.
D
You swapped the sex for scripture
A
with the same disgusting hands.
Bm
You called yourself a new creation,
G
Call the old you dead.
D
But every girl who trusted you
A
still carries what you said.
Bm
You told one youd tie her down
G
she was sixteen at the time.
Then called it mutual, call it willing
D A
called it anything but crime.
Bm
You cried about your self-esteem,
G
your bullies and your teeth.
D
Like childhood pains a permission slip
A
for everything beneath.
[Refrão]
G D
By their fruits you shall know them
A Bm
that´s the verse, right Jake?
G D
So where´s the fruit where´s the change, man?
A Bm
All I see´s a snake.
G D
You wrapped your sense in salvation
A Bm
like a gift you gave yourself.
G
You love the cross cause it´s the only thing
A
that kept you out of hell.
[Verso 3]
Bm
You found my page, you found my name
G
you couldn´t let it drop.
D
Same patterns different target
A
Jake, you don´t know when to stop.
Bm
You see me play the sound
G
you threw away for what you did.
D
And it kills you that I do it better
A
without touching a single kid.
G D
Where´s the repedance, where´s the fruit?
A Bm
Where´s the proof you changed at all?
G D
Seems like the only thing you woreship
A Bm
is what makes you feel tall.
[Refrão]
G D
By their fruits you shall know them
A Bm
that´s the verse, right Jake?
G D
Where´s the fruit where´s the kingdom?
A Bm
All I see´s a fraud awake.
G D
You say you love the lord
A Bm
but brother where´s the evidence?
G D
Seems like you love the children more
A Bm
and that´s a hell of a testament.
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