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2016

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Words, words words,
They can seal you like a curse
They say to break it, well
There's only one spell
You'll find it when you use your words

But my words, my words, my words
They just drag me through the dirt
Into a tired town far underground
Where the canyons sing
And sirens make no sound
And the careless kings
Who turn into clowns
Will tell you that they're only worlds

Oh words, words, words
Spread across the earth
On the walls you read,
The thoughts you conceive
I know you're gonna hear my words

And words, words, words
They can soar above the birds
Over the tallest tower,
The mightiest church
You never can escape these words

But my words, my words, my words
They never land the perch
Because when I talk to you
I never get through
Your silence speaks far louder than I do
And your vacant stare is all I need to see
That you're soaring over all my words

Oh words, words, words
Spread across the earth
So I have no doubt, I don't need to shout
I know you're gonna hear my words.

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from Everything Is Happening All The Time, released June 1, 2020

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John King Cave Albuquerque, New Mexico

John King Cave is the musical, poetic, and artistic vessel of Paul Waxler-Fahey, a folk artist currently residing in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The name recalls the story of John the apostle in the Cave of Patmos receiving the revelation of Christ the King. ... more

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