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Hymn (from Pomes)




Hymn [spoken word by Vedder]

And when you showed me Brooklyn Bridge
  in the morning,
     Ah God,

And the people slipping on ice in the street,
twice,
      twice,
            two different people
            came over, goin to work,
            so earnest and tryful,
            clutching their pitiful
            morning Daily News
            slip on the ice & fall
            both inside 5 minutes
            and I cried I cried

That's when you taught me tears, Ah
  God in the morning,
    Ah Thee

And me leaning on the lamppost wiping
eyes,
     eyes,
          nobody's know I'd cried
          or woulda cared anyway
          but O I saw my father
          and my grandfather's mother
          and the long lines of chairs
          and tear-sitters and dead,
          Ah me, I knew God You
          had better plans than that

So whatever plan you have for me
Splitter of majesty
Make it short
  brief
Make it snappy
  bring me home to the Eternal Mother
  today

At your service anyway,
  (and until)
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