Gods and Heathens

from Remember My Future by David Wax Museum

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I been all around the world
And I keep coming back to you
I lost myself in verse
My eyes reflected many moons
I’ve fallen short
Of all the hopes placed in me
By prophets and prospectors
Who said who I was supposed to be
Yeah, I’ve been a coward
I have indulged all my demons
Aguardiente with the gods
Mezcal with the heathens

I’ve been on the mountain
I’ve been torn down and cheated
Still I relied on you
I wouldn’t trade away this freedom
A blade of light cuts through
And my dark hands tremble
As I dance with the Goat Man
Drink wine from his thimble
In the valley outside Vegas
Heaven and earth trade places

I traded my good fortune
For beauty and transcendence
I burned up all my things
In a blaze, an incandescence
Stone on the heart
My friends and their professions
Oh, I make a living
Making these confessions
I paint in the mud
Right before a storm
Weave cosmos from the chaos
On a path that’s barely worn

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from Remember My Future, released December 31, 2021
David Wax - vocals, jarana, electric guitar, piano, loops, huapanguera
Suz Slezak - vocals
Alec Spiegelman - production, mixing, woodwinds
Max Jaffe - drums
Diane Cluck - vocals

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David Wax Museum Charlottesville, Virginia

Pioneering indie folk musicians David Wax and Suz Slezak are the plucky husband-wife duo behind the eclectic, exuberant “Mexo-Americana” band David Wax Museum based in Charlottesville, VA. First reaching national acclaim with a show-stopping debut at the Newport Folk Festival, the band has built a reputation around energetic, heartfelt live shows and sonically adventurous albums. ... more

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