Temperance

from One of the Lucky Few by Ben Hughes

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temperance, the sun, the moon and the stars
oh, the devil's in a tower reach up to God for forgiveness
"Why can't you practice what you preach?"

the world is under judgement
we're all hanged, man
it's death by God's hand.
it takes strength to fight against the current
so I'm floating now,
on my way down south to hell.

the empress giving birth to her baby, but her lover was absent
he was a magician, who made himself dissappear
to make the crowd go crazy, but left his wife with their baby.

we're all under judgement
we're all hanged men
it's death by God's hand.
it takes strength to fight against the current
so I'm floating now,
on my way down south to hell.

I wish we all could live as fools,
but were made to believe life's an emergency.

so, hurry up, on your way down south to hell.

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from One of the Lucky Few, released April 14, 2015

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"...channels musicians like Elliott Smith, Bright Eyes, and Sufjan Stevens, as on Hughes’ previous releases. But this record immediately calls to mind Pedro the Lion’s Control, with its deep-voiced chords and melodies, lyrical themes of corporate hell, and Hughes’ slurring voice. It could stand as a complimentary album to Control just as well as it stands on its own."

-Nick Tate, WXPN
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