Promised Land Lyrics by Ani DiFranco

Promised Land Lyrics

    you're taking up lots of space
    your shit is everywhere
    your breath is all up in my face
    your hands are swarming in the air

    you're the first one out the car
    and then the loudest one in the bar
    tell me is there something wrong
    girlfriend, what's with this new version of who you are

    so she lifts her chin and
    squints at me
    to assess what I think I know
    she says my heart has some dangerous neighborhoods
    so beware where you try to go

    and they say that the truth will set you free
    but then again, so will a lie
    it depends if you're trying to get to the promised land
    or if you're just trying to get by

    what is a camera but a box of light
    what is a guitar but a box of sound
    you think I don't understand
    I think I might

    what it is to
    to harvest the emptiness
    and just ride it around

    and maybe your chest is an empty shell
    with ribs of spiraling coral
    where a perfect pearl of sadness resides
    but if you ever need it here
    I could come and press it there
    and I could listen to the sound of the ocean inside

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