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11. From Crib To Coffin

I'm Only A Man
by Emery



 

 

I used to be a better man.
But the regret came, and here I am.
I used to walk outside my door.
But I don’t go outside anymore.

When will they carry me to my grave?
So I can pay for the things my hands have made.
Two sons will take my body
and place it in the ground.
And I hope they know to be nothing like me.

My Blood is tainted with bitterness.
I want it out, I want it out of me.
Oh, the taste of my inheritance.
How I have fallen, the hills will cover me.
You too will become weak.

The trees are green what happens when they turn dry.
The trees are green what happens when they turn dry.
We chose our words and threw them towards the sky.
The trees were green, now they have all turned dry.

There was a bird
whose wings were crushed by a windshield.
So fast to the ground,
the roadside it found it’s eyes closed. {typists note: typed in booklet as “it’s” though grammer is wrong}
I heard the driver say as she pulled away,
“What could I have done? The worst is over.”
I thought to myself with risk to our health.
No one ever offers help.

When we were boys
we chased through neighbors’ fields.
We could run forever, and I swore to my friends,
their lives I would defend, as a superhero.
But age finds the lust and gives it your trust.
And begs your devotion in trade for discretion.
The years play out as days as those friends pass away.
But you are taken care of, there is always television.


 

 

 

 

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This Friday, December 5, 2025
ALBUMS
Leslie Jordan Memos - EP (independent)
JVKE & FORREST FRANK this is what christmas feels like [AWAL]
Knaladeus Never Left [Syntax]
Nunky Koma My All - EP [SOZO]
MATTHEWS The Darkest Light [Curb]

SINGLES
29:11 Worship Glory Glory - Single [DREAM]
99 APEX My Love - Double Single [Syntax]
B.Cooper Peace (feat. SIV) - Single [RMG Amplify]
Peter Burton Where Would I Be (feat. Matthew West) - Single [Integrity]
Cleansing Of The Temple Mary Did You Know? - Single [Rottweiler]
EJ Swavv, Edify, 1KChvcho Come From - Single [Syntax]
Alex Henry Foster City on Fire - Single [Hopeful Tragedy]
Heather Suzanne, Ian Austin Sleeping Child of Bethlehem - Single [Ocean House]
iNTELLECT, Procyse Lose Yourself - Single [Polished Arrow]
Living Again Dive Into - Single [Ocean House]
Myles Maestro New Life - Single [Syntax]
Ronnie Martin O Christmas Day - Single [Velvet Blue]
Seth Metoyer Flicker Of December - Single [Rottweiler/Broken Curfew]
Lexly Nirvana Honestamente ft. Manny Gee - Single [Syntax]
Q-FLO Heaven - Single [Syntax]
Run51 Good News (A Christmas Medley) - Single [DREAM]
Seventh Day Slumber You Say - Single [RockFest]
Tds Cam Scared Of The Beautiful - Single [Syntax]
VOTA Hold for Applause - Single (independent)
Zach Williams If God Lives Here (Live) - Single [Provident]
Yung Drew, De'Aris, prodbyzayne LEMME TALK - Single [Syntax]

Next Friday, December 12, 2025
ALBUMS
Angelica Walkin' In Faith: 35th Anniversary Collectors Edition [Girder]
Idle Cure 2nd Avenue: 35th Anniversary Collectors Edition [Girder]

SINGLES
John Long Thankful - Single [Ocean House]
Mountain People Worship I Don’t Know Where To Start - Single [Ocean House]


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