Philosophy Of Loss lyrics

Song information

Artist: Indigo Girls
Album: Come On Now Social

Lyrics

Words and music: emily saliers

Welcome to why the church has died
In the heart of the exiled, in the kingdom of fate
Who owns the land and keeps the commands
And marries itself to the state

Modern scribes write, "in jesus christ, everyone is free."
And the doors open wide to all straight men and women
But they are not open to me

Who is teaching kids to be soldiers?
To be marked by a plain white cross?
And we kill just a little to save a lot more
The philosophy of loss

And there are a few who would be true out of love
And love is hard
And don't think that our hands haven't shoveled the dirt
Over their central american graveyards

Doctors and witch hunters stripped you bare
Left you nothing for your earthy sins
Yeah but who made this noise? just a bunch of boys
And the one with the most toys wins

And who is teaching kids to be gamblers?
Life is a coin toss
And of course, what you give up is what you gain
The philosophy of loss

Whatever has happened to anyone else
Could happen to you and to me
The end of my youth was the possible truth
That it all happens randomly

So who is teaching kids to be leaders?

And the way that it is is meant to be

[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]

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