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Triangle Tracts lyrics
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Intro
Coffee got anger, money got joy Time got sadness, fear got God noise
Verse 1
Work on one corner, bright badge, bent back Family one corner, warm hands, broke back Self on the last, thin glass, dim room If I step to one, which of the other two do I loose The rooms a square triangle, God don't answer back Three small roads, two feet, no way to split that Easy Coffee says, "Go now," cup shakes like a train Time says, "Slow down," but the rent says my name
Chorus
Triangle Tracts, do not make me choose Work wants light, home wants proof Self wants air, but God cuts through Triangle Tracts, I cannot choose
Verse 2
Credit walks in with a smile and a swipe "Have the sun right now, pay the moon at night" Cash is a king with a fold and a thump "Count what you touch, keep your chin up, jump" Debt is a priest with a soft clean shoe "Sign right here, I will pray for you" No, wait Work gets hours, Family gets rain checks Self gets "one day," while the fine print smirks
Chorus
Triangle Tracts, do not make me choose Work wants bread, home wants truth Self wants time, but God cuts through Triangle Tracts, I cannot choose
Bridge
Work says, "Build us, the roof needs beams" Family says, "See us, not just our dreams" Hold Self says, "Hear me, I am not a tool" All three are right, so what do you do?
Chorus
Triangle Tracts, do not make me choose Work wants light, home wants proof uh Self wants air, but God cuts through Triangle Tracts, I cannot choose
Outro
Coffee goes cold, and the sun slips blue Triangle Tracts, do not make me choose
Inside the recording
Coffee got anger, money got joy Time got sadness, fear got God noise
Triangle Tracts, do not make me choose Work wants light, home wants proof
Coffee goes cold, and the sun slips blue Triangle Tracts, do not make me choose
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