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Small Red Boy

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[Intro]
Am E7
[Verse 1]
I Amfound a small red E7boy inside my tuAmmmy
  CWith 3 dollars in Gchange and a Milky WCay Lite
In my E7occasional pursuit to find something more meAmaningful
Than Fyet another word that rhymes with "Gdie"
I Amcut him out and E7put him on my tAmable
His Cshallow-breathing Gchest would fall and rCise
His E7South of Heaven shirt was way too bAmig for him
His Fhorns were long and sharp
And then he Gopened up those eyes that said
[Chorus 1]
I Cam, I am, I Gam, I am the Amtruth
[Interlude]
Am E7
[Verse 2]
I Amshowered him with E7love and adulAmation
COne day he was Gjust as tall as Cme
I E7showed him all the books that I was Amraised on
Your FMadeleine L'Engle and D'AuGlaires' Mythologies
And in a Ammontage that could E7warm the heart of AmHitler
I Craised him up so Gproud and motherlyC  
I E7swore that I was glancing in a mAmirror
When in the Flanguage that I taught him
Oh god, Ghe began to speak, he said
[Chorus 2]
I Cam, I am, I Gam, I am the Amtruth
I Cam, I am, I Gam, I am the Amtruth
[Verse 3]
And his Feyes became a beacon, an GLCD projector
BroadE7casting all my memories in a Fclear and vivid picture
His Ftongue became a staircase, his Guvula the knocker
Of an E7ornate wooden door that led me Fstraight into my future
His Fthroat became a hallway with a tGhousand baby pictures
And E7I became forgiveness, I transFformed into the closure that I lost
   FWhen I learned about the Gtragedy of all of us 
I E7lost it when I learned about the Ftragedy of all of us
InFcorrigible illness in the Gloved ones in and out of us
I E7lost it when I learned about the Ftragedy of all of us
I Fwalked through the hallways to a Groom of only mirrors
E7Reflecting me in bondage so I Fwatched myself get freer
[Bridge]
I Flet my horns grow longer
I oGbserved my skin get redder
My Amsoul became a hammer
I sCtarted to feel better
My Fhatred to turned to pity 
My Gresentment blossomed flowers
My Cbitter tasted cE7andy
My Ammisery was poGwer
The Ftruth in me grew brighter
My Gnature and my nurture 
[Chorus 3]
No more Cshame, no more Gfear, no more Amdread!
I Fam, I am, I Gam, I am the Ctruth

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Small Red Boy

by AJJ (Andrew Jackson Jihad)

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[Intro]

Am E7

[Verse 1]

Am E7 Am

I found a small red boy inside my tummy

C G C

With 3 dollars in change and a Milky Way Lite

E7 Am

In my occasional pursuit to find something more meaningful

F G

Than yet another word that rhymes with "die"

Am E7 Am

I cut him out and put him on my table

C G C

His shallow-breathing chest would fall and rise

E7 Am

His South of Heaven shirt was way too big for him

His horns were long and sharp

And then he opened up those eyes that said

[Chorus 1]

C G Am

I am, I am, I am, I am the truth

[Interlude]

Am E7

[Verse 2]

Am E7 Am

I showered him with love and adulation

C G C

One day he was just as tall as me

E7 Am

I showed him all the books that I was raised on

F G

Your Madeleine L'Engle and D'Aulaires' Mythologies

Am E7 Am

And in a montage that could warm the heart of Hitler

C G C

I raised him up so proud and motherly

E7 Am

I swore that I was glancing in a mirror

When in the language that I taught him

Oh god, he began to speak, he said

[Chorus 2]

C G Am

I am, I am, I am, I am the truth

C G Am

I am, I am, I am, I am the truth

[Verse 3]

F G

And his eyes became a beacon, an LCD projector

E7 F

Broadcasting all my memories in a clear and vivid picture

F G

His tongue became a staircase, his uvula the knocker

E7 F

Of an ornate wooden door that led me straight into my future

F G

His throat became a hallway with a thousand baby pictures

E7 F

And I became forgiveness, I transformed into the closure that I lost

F G

When I learned about the tragedy of all of us

E7 F

I lost it when I learned about the tragedy of all of us

F G

Incorrigible illness in the loved ones in and out of us

E7 F

I lost it when I learned about the tragedy of all of us

F G

I walked through the hallways to a room of only mirrors

E7 F

Reflecting me in bondage so I watched myself get freer

[Bridge]

I let my horns grow longer

I observed my skin get redder

My soul became a hammer

I started to feel better

My hatred to turned to pity

My resentment blossomed flowers

C E7

My bitter tasted candy

Am G

My misery was power

The truth in me grew brighter

My nature and my nurture

[Chorus 3]

C G Am

No more shame, no more fear, no more dread!

F G C

I am, I am, I am, I am the truth

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