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Both Crosses

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Both Crosses

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She said sometimes she sees these things

Right before they're happening

Hail Mary, full of grace

Some nights she swears she feels her face

She's been with a couple boys who died

And two of them were crucified

And the last one had enlightened eyes

But the first guy, he was Jesus Christ

Hey Judas, I know you've made a grave mistake

Hey Peter, you've been pretty sweet since Easter break

Now she's four A.M. and she's wide awake

She's shiverin' and smilin'

Let's clutch and kiss and sing and shake

Tonight, let's try to levitate

You Catholic girls, you start much too late

Baby, let's transverberate

Baby, let's transverberate

Baby, let's transverberate

But she saw the footage right before it got cut

And she saw the bodies and she saw the blood

She saw the angel put a sword in his side

And baby, that's how we got canonized

She saw him gushing blood right before it got cut

She saw him put a body in a bag in the trunk

She saw the guys coming in from the sides

And baby, that's how we get energized

She said, "You know I'm down to pay for it"

She said, "Just grant me some indulgences

Cause I've been mostly dying

And I've been mostly coughing

And I've been mostly crying

And I've been thinking 'bout both crosses"

She saw the film right before it came out

And at first she thought Judas might go for the mouth

And she saw the nails and she saw the hands

She saw the crown, she heard the band

And the new kid begged him not to do it

And Jesus just said, "Hey, I still love you Judas"

Since you've been up in Massachusetts

I've been dreaming 'bout dos cruces

And I've been thinking 'bout both crosses

And I've been dreaming 'bout dos cruces

Yeah I've been thinking about both crosses

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