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Infidel

(Sean Sullivan)

This lyric focuses on the notion of falling from grace. The verses lean into somewhat ambiguous imagery, meant to suggest the dichotomy between good and evil. The chorus is straightforward, describing a descent from high ground. In my head, it’s an up-tempo, bluesy rocker in the spirit of Ray Charles.

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Troubled poetry
Troubled dreams

Cast upon the rapids
Of a rippling stream

Bad news travels fast
That explains the wake
On the wandering past

We don’t know where we want it to end
Except for way down yonder past fishermen’s bend

(Chorus)
Angels live in heaven, baby
That’s a fact
But angels gotta leave
When their halos crack
It hurts their knuckles rapping 
On the doors of hell
It hurts an angel to become an infidel
(End Chorus)

Broken promises
Broken thoughts

Dying in the cold
Like forget-me-nots

Good news travels slow 
That explains the footprints
In the deepening snow

May be a stick of thorns or an olive branch
But they’re both buried deep below the avalanche

(Chorus)

(Bridge)
Leopards can’t change spots
Turtles can’t swap shells
Witches they can cast
But the can’t break spells
(End Bridge)

Fading memories
Fading smile 

Shrinking in a mirror
Back a country mile 

No news is good news
That explains why dusty roads 
All fork in two 

(Chorus)

© Sean Sullivan 2024

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