crawling along broken glass
reaching for your hand extended last
kiss your feet but then you seem so cruel
i make a case for you to let me breathe
present the noose and then you show me the tree
look at my hands tattooed with ridicule
surviving here with no help from you
swinging from a branch with quite the view
hey Oh Pepper will you help me escape,
through the marshes to the pearly gates?
i found salvation in a box of smokes
but left my lighter in my other coat ... oh no...
walking through darkness but wearing a smile
to reach the land i dreamed of all the while
telling you i'd drink if you would pour
destitute but always wearing a crown
got my Walkman in a shanty town
traded my life to a handsome whore
surviving here with no help from you
swinging from a branch with quite the view
hey Oh Pepper will you help me escape,
through the marshes to the pearly gates?
i found salvation in a box of smokes
but left my lighter in my other coat ... oh no...
hey Oh Pepper will you help me escape,
through the marshes to the pearly gates?
i found salvation in a box of smokes
but left my lighter in my other coat
oh dear Pepper will you light the way,
up the stairs and through the winding caves?
salvation lies in a tobacco trance
take the air with me, feel free to dance
credits
from break for baby EP,
released May 26, 2013
Todd Williams: lead guitar
Shawn Fitzpatrick: guitar
Nick Richards: drums
Ben Szlyk: bass
Chad Diehl: lyrics and vocals
production: Brian Charles and Annie Hoffman
recording: Zippah Studios
art: Anri Yasuda
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