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1​.​14​.​12 Bells Like Hammers

from January Journal by Aaron Strumpel

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Bells like hammers fall on deaf ears
There's a sense that the world's gonna end
Hell like ice cycles coming fast like tricycles
Winds of doctrine like sin

Clear as mud you are, thinking 'bout blood you are
Thirsty like never before
Dear as family trees broken down at the knees
There's a problem with half of your heart

What's wrong with your head when you count 'em dead
The ones you've never decided to hear
What's wrong with your heart when you can't even start
To see your thoughts are formed by your fear

Hard as wood your head rings with blood racing
To the ends of your thought
Soft as lead it runs, down and into bed
With the devil, oh son you've been bought

What's wrong with your head when you count 'em dead
The ones you've never decided to hear
What's wrong with your heart when you can't even start
To see your thoughts are formed by your fear
Did ya have to yell so loud, did you have to laugh so long
Did it make you feel better, did it make you feel strong
Did ya have to throw 'em out, oh the dear little ones
Did ya have to push 'em way, oh our daughters and our sons

Oh step back you're on a ledge too high
With a gavel in your hand and a sickle and a scythe
You've taken too much and you'll take much more
You're gonna fall and burn, you gotta stop keeping score

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from January Journal, released September 21, 2012

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Aaron Strumpel Boulder, Colorado

Aaron Strumpel is a songwriter based in Boulder, CO.  A collaborator with Enter the Worship Circle, an avante-garde worshipper with his Elephants, Birds, and Vespers, he has been featured in Christianity Today, Relevant Magazine, and Paste Magazine.

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