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Sis, I took the petals of my dress and matched it To the celebrations of blood, so tired of the work oh, we wept remember how the linen would coil up your blood smelling like pasture pains, the pastor explained where weâve come from oh, church the blessed be of a God, but donât forget, mental health Wait no, you wait we cannot savor that mental health, we merely need a God oh, if we had a God, he wouldnât let us need mental health isnât that right mm-hmm mm-hmm oh, we in unison, songs together am I right? heels go click, click, click but the petals of my dress look tired, same dress every Sunday âmagine that a place where the dress doesnât matter just a nook of prayer that the thoughts I tolerate fit this dress I could use a brand-new dress.
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