Maybe I don't pray enough
Or I'm living a lie on the run
I've kept it a secret, this love
Like a memory, it's dangerous
What's left of holy these days?
Couldn't find it in church or the state
If I fall in line for my faith
When it's weaponized, no saving face
What I can't, I can't figure out
If you know the good word well
When you say, you say God
Why you mean, you mean self?
Preacher says God sets you free
Guess that's convenient for me
But what about the mother who grieves
Her son politicized, his broken plea?
What I can't, I can't figure out
If you know the good word well
When you say, you say God
Why you mean, you mean self?
You mean self (you mean self)
You mean self (you mean self)
You mean self
Oh my, oh my God
Have we gone too far?
Oh my, oh my God
Have we gone too far?
What I can't, I can't figure out
If you know the good word well
When you say, you say God
Why you mean, you mean self?
credits
released February 2, 2022
Music & lyrics by Tyler Meacham
Mixed by Math Bishop
Mastered by Idania Valencia, Sterling Sound
Engineered by Chip Hale at 6807 Studio A and Mitch Clem at Go West Recording, Richmond, VA
Drums/Backing Vocals, Brandon O’Neill
Bass/Percussion/Backing Vocals, Chip Hale
Keys/Programming/Vocals, Tyler Meacham
Backing Vocals, Colleen Christman
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