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Words and Music © 2004 by John Tabacco
Published by It Iz What It Iz Music (SESAC)

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THE KING OF PREACHERS

We are here - Here and now
Play our roles to perfection
We are here - Here and now
Pay the tolls and move onward

Swore by your words - Acted your pain
Knowing that you were wrong
Laid on the guilt - Franchises built
Knowing that you were wrong
No absolution for a venom like you
No retribution
It was time the world knew

The king of preachers can never go home
Destine to be paralyzed and hammered with stone
The king of preachers can never go home
Stripped of all your holiness
Soon to be the loneliest boy

We are here - Here and now
Play our roles to perfection
We are here - Here and now
Pay the tolls and move onward and upward

Gullible tykes bent with your might
Knowing that you were wrong
So many in shock the day you were caught
Knowing that you were wrong
No absolution
There’s a crack in your grail
No resolution for the ones that you nailed

The king of preachers can never go home
Destine to be paralyzed and hammered with stone
The king of preachers can never go home
Stripped of all your accolades
Cleansed and offered on e-bay - sold!
We are here - Here and now
Play our roles to perfection
We are here - Here and now
Pay the tolls and move onward

When I snuck behind the stage that night
You could barely look me in the eyes
I remember how you mouthed the words
“get out goodbye”
But this time your house of god was no safe place to hide
No, this time your house of god was no safe place to hide
Now, the king of preachers can never go home
Destine to be paralyzed and hammered with stone
The king of preachers can never go home
Stripped of your pomposity - Chained to your insanity
Left pondering eternity - alone

We are here - Here and now
Play our roles to perfection
We are here - Here and now
Pay the tolls and move onward, move onward etc...

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from Rubber Solstice (It Wuz & Still Iz Late Octobra Volume 2), released August 9, 2014
JT : Vocals, Drums, Keys, Bass
Recorded and Mixed at Sonic Underground Studios, Stony Brook, NY

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John Tabacco Stony Brook, New York

John Tabacco is a composer, singer-songwriter, producer, recording engineer, and visual artist.

Like an unfolding musical diary / puzzle, Tabacco’s music and art are constantly being re-worked, juxtaposed and intertwined.

For more info : www.johntabacco.net
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