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proud man's dance

from childlikeness by allen odell

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I feel so small with my guitar in my hands in the outdoors.
I stand in awe beneath the sunshine of mercy that’s been out-poured.
The flowers are fading hour by hour.
What are they saying to the weak and those in power?

I don't know.
Listen close.
Listen
close, close, close, close.

“Let the proud man rejoice in his humiliation!”
“Let the proud man rejoice in his humiliation!”

It’s kind of a fun thing to realize that I got nothing.
I don’t run things, except my mouth, and a really slow 3K.
The grass blades are withering day by day.
What are they whispering to the valiant and afraid?

I don't know.
Listen close.
Listen
close, close, close, close.

“Let the proud man rejoice in his humiliation!”
“Let the proud man rejoice in his humiliation!”

(I see my haughty pride, get rid of it!
I want to see it die, I’m sick of it!)

[“But you think you’re better cause you’re not like the rest”
(No I don’t!)
“You flaunt a lowliness that doesn’t exist”
(No I don’t!)
“Your fake humility is making me sick, it’s making me—”]

Now I see…

That I'M the proud man.
I’ll rejoice in my humiliation.

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from childlikeness, released May 17, 2020

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allen odell Atlanta, Georgia

"Sorrowful, yet always rejoicing"

Allen Odell's music aims to evoke that very description through the combinations of lyrics, melodies, and rhythms that range from down-tempo, droney, and introspective to bright, quirky, and self-deprecating. ... more

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