Young Jesus (Los Angeles), Dancer

Extrait de l'album The Fool, de John Rossiter (a.k.a Young Jesus) publié le 24 mai 2024. 

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LYRICS 

Standing outside 

after I hit my dog

In shame I ask, 

“How did I end up here?”

When I was young

I was a dancer

When I was young

I had no fear

Then at age 3 

someone started to hit me

I was so helpless 

and I wouldn’t cry

Something then turned 

into God-knows-what in me

It was if my heart 

was so far from my hands

Soon at 13, 

I was a drinker

As I grew tall 

I became mean

And at 25

I was a thinker

Thinking I was 

something perfect and clean

And yet in my heart 

I was so dirty

What was so wrong? 

How did I end up me?

‘Cuz when I was young

I was a dancer

When I was young

I had no fear

Here I became

all that I never wanted

Standing in shame

Over a helpless dog

But I won’t remain

Yes, I was a dancer

I slowly change

The small things within

And as I gain sight

I see some that are like me

Hurt when we’re small

That anger still tall

And yet we can talk

of the darkness and worry

Now we can walk

Away from the flame

‘Cuz when we were young

We were all dancers

When we were young

We had no fear

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