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A Grace You Don't Deserve

from Night Bird Singing by Pippa Hoover

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I won’t translate my guilt into eloquence nor
Will I sing my repentance again for you for
It’s a grace you don’t deserve
It’s a grace you don’t deserve

You won’t suffer the words of the girl you abhor
Though you damn me for sins you’ve committed before
It’s a grace you don’t deserve
It’s a grace you don’t deserve

We were molten and smoking and spitting debris
But I trusted your imminent solidity
And that trust was not returned
And that trust was not returned

Now I’m igneous rock, but since you think I’m sand
I won’t offer the love and forgiveness that stands
It’s a grace you don’t deserve
It’s a grace you don’t deserve

I won’t humor you further, you’re nobody’s god
You’re a blasphemous brat with a righteous façade
Your ears are waxed thick with judgment and pride
Your eyes: lensed in high contrast filters, and dried
Your mouth preaches peace, dribbles hate out the side

Your bitter silence blew furious, scattered the mists
I see un-shrouded the sickness I missed
Your false compassion condemned my heart, now its dismissed
Once I esteemed you, now pity persists
'Cause I’ve been loved better by criminals, strangers, and atheists

Still my patience and charity never decayed
I won’t tear down the forsaken temple we made
The doors are all open, a pew’s in reserve
It’s a grace you don’t deserve

credits

from Night Bird Singing, released December 14, 2018
Written by Pippa Hoover.

Pippa Hoover - lead vocals, cello
Kate Rhudy - backing vocals
Anne-Claire Niver - backing vocals
Joseph Terrell - guitar, lap steel guitar
James Wallace - drums, organ
Alex Bingham - bass

Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Jerry Brown at Rubber Room Recording Studio in Chapel Hill, NC.

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Pippa Hoover Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Pippa Hoover is a Chapel Hill-based singer-songwriter and cellist with sharp lyrics and soulful sound. Her songs are introspective, off-beat, and express a deep love for the natural world. Her sound features catchy melodies, classical-inspired cello solos, and hints of country, 60’s girl band pop, and R&B. ... more

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