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The Bottom
(Enter grace)

Sitting at a table
In a rundown rented room
A desperate man contemplates his doom
A storm has killed his power
His light a single flame
The wind whips his will and wails his name
And chemicals inside him
They’re grinding up his soul
And he knows that he has no control
So pulling from the bottle
He cuts another line
And feels the panic growing in his mind

Kill kill
Destroy destroy
Maim maul and mangle
Break and batter
Rape and rend
Seek find and strangle
The bitterness that’s in his brain
A drug he cannot handle
One more drink
One more drug
Out goes the candle

His head is on the table
His eyes begin to close
Blood flows freely from his nose
His desperation deepens
The black pit of hell
Calls him to follow all who fell
And clearly now he sees it
He’s lived a life of pride
And all his faith and love have nearly died
So slipping into darkness
He leaves the world behind
And watches as he goes out of his mind

Kill kill
Destroy destroy
Maim maul and mangle
Break and batter
Rape and rend
Seek find and strangle
The bitterness that’s in his brain
A drug he cannot handle
One more drink
One more drug
Out goes the candle

When the world was younger
He sought to touch the sun
By will alone he’d see his will be done
But now as he is dying
He sees that he was wrong
The hand of God was there all along
He takes the hand that’s proffered
He stares into the face
Of everyone who’s known the gift of grace
And revelation strikes him
Like lightening from on high
Reason gives us wings on which to fly
But faith alone would see us crack the sky

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from Experience, Strength, and Hope, released February 24, 2023

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Edward Cunningham Portland, Maine

Bassist/vocalist of Ogre and veteran of approximately 20,000 other bands. Here is his "acoustic spiritual" side.

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