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lyrics

His cartoon muscles are dripping off the bone
He’s a halftime shot or two of cortisone
His knees crunch Monday like styrofoam
Tells his agent he’s done chasing end zones

He sees the face painted kids wearing their love
Their parents buying up his memorabilia
He knows they don’t love him but the image of
He looks into the on-field camera
And says

Hear the masses praise
My iron will and silver strength
I quit a thousand times a day
But all you ever see, ever see
Is my highlight reel, my highlight reel

They call her First Bitch as much as Mrs. President
It's still a good ole boys club there in Washington
Can't be too Barbie nah nah can't be too lesbian
Steel eyed, steel toed, still feminine
Be the lady trinity
Joan of Arc, Queen Elizabeth and Mother Mary
It ain't easy being King

Hear the masses praise
My iron will and silver strength
I quit a thousand times a day
But all you ever see, ever see, ever see
Is my highlight reel, my highlight reel

Exclusive interview at six o’clock with Jesus Christ
Place digital doves in his blue eyes
If there was wrong to do He even did that right
King of the Jews what is your secret spice?

He said it might’ve looked easy but it was more like war
You never heard the harlot knocking at my hotel door
Never saw the bloody flowers on Gethsemane’s floor
Never heard my belly screaming
Cut the sheep act, lion roar
Lion roar, lion roar

Hear the masses praise
My iron will and silver strength
I quit a thousand times a day
But all you ever see, ever see, ever see
Is my highlight reel, my highlight reel

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from Modern Plagues, released April 28, 2017

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The Whistles and The Bells Nashville, Tennessee

The Whistles & The Bells is the nome de song of Nashville-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Bryan Simpson. His debut full-length album (New West Records, 2015) is an accomplished effort that threads together rousing indie rock, southern folk, gritty alt-country and gospel to create a rich musical tapestry that matches the intense soul searching of his evocative and poetic lyrics. ... more

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