Lyric

When I Was a Kid

Verse 1

When I was a kid

I saw a man cover a painted stone in mud

Said it looked more honest that way

Said bright colors were a lie

The stone just stood there

Like a preacher with no church

Holding its tongue

Under someone else's weather

I didn’t know the word for faith

But I knew something was breathing

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Chorus

You can’t fake

What once had blood

You can’t press truth

Out of dust

You can darken a window

You can dim a flame

But it won’t burn different

Just because you change the name

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Verse 2

When I was a kid

A camera crew stopped our road

Wanted winter to feel harder

Than the winter we had

They told us where to walk

So the picture would ache

I was late for school

But the snow looked right

Cold breath rose

Like smoke from a borrowed fire

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Chorus

You can’t fake

What once had blood

You can frame a face

For the evening news

But frost don’t bite deeper

For a better view

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Verse 3

In high school I met a man

Collecting titles like empty bottles

Each new label shining

In a different light

Some folks chase echoes

Some chase ground

I kept hearing something

Under the sound

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Final (Quiet)

When I was a kid

I thought growing up meant answers

Now I’m not so sure

But I still believe

In what doesn’t ask for light