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Look Homeward, Angel

by Father Sage

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lyrics

Agnes came from Macedonia
A land of wind and rock
And she could never go home there
’til the crumbling of the Soviet bloc

She changed her name to Teresa
The mother of India
And she would love to embrace ya
In the streets of Calcutta.

Look homeward, angel in the sky
Be sure to wave as you’re flying by.
Don’t be a stranger to those you love
Send us a whisper from above.

And I wonder when I die
If I’ll be holding you again.
No more time to cry
Over the holy human mess,
The glory, riddle, and the jest.

You might not be a Nobel laureate
And Judas might rule the world.
But he can never quite destroy it
For the poorest of the poor.

You can travel the oceans
Take your pilgrimage to Mecca.
Might find your heart has been opened
Working the streets of Calcutta.

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You can bathe in the Ganges
Scatter ashes at sea.
Beat a drum, pray to Kali
Some ferocious deity.

We’re all secretly living
In some untouchable caste.
And there’s no answer but giving
And ripping, and tearing away
At the mask.

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released February 11, 2018

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Father Sage Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

We are five dudes who love to play music. We’re all fathers, some more sage than others. Also I love the smell of wild sage. We are:
Jim Hart (keyboards and vocals); Alex Hershey, Esq. (guitar that leads); Dr. Joy (bass and vocals); Douglas King (guitar and vocals); Alan Mosovsky (drums).
We play a tasteful blend of originals and covers, in the style of The Byrds, Wilco, and Neil Young.
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