Name: Oh, Sweetest Name
Duration: P00H03M00S
Description: A song about almost losing my faith to the depression brought on by the Christian embrace of Trumpism, Christian nationalism and toxic masculinity within the Church.

Oh, Sweetest Name

from (I Am) Origami Pt. 4 - Marathon Daze by John Van Deusen

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A song about almost losing my faith to the depression brought on by the Christian embrace of Trumpism, Christian nationalism and toxic masculinity within the Church.

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Free me, break me, fill me up with all your holy water
‘Cause I’m driving drunk in the night with one headlight
Bow down, low down, pledge yourself and all your sons and daughters
‘Cause we’re vying for a throne without a prayer or a birthright

Oh, sweetest name
Is this really who I am?
Do I need your love like a gun needs a hand?

I’ve been reading, preparing my world for a reduction
And it’s strange how the other sheep sleep in their own blood
I’ve been changing, subtle as a cliff on a coastline
Maybe there is a god, she’s working on my insides
Maybe there is a god, she’s working on my insides…

Oh, sweetest name
Is this really who I am?
Do I need your love like a gun needs a hand?
Oh, love of life
Is this really where I stand?
Do I need your love like an altar needs a lamb?

Free me, break me, fill me up with all your holy water
‘Cause I’m driving drunk in the night with one headlight

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from (I Am) Origami Pt. 4 - Marathon Daze, released June 3, 2022

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Small town songsmith - Anacortes, WA.

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