Hymn #35

from Nation of Heat by Joe Pug

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I am the day
I am the dawn
I am the darkness coming on
And I am once I am twice
I am the whole
I’m just a slice
Some call me gone
Some call me here
None are wrong
None are near
I am right now
I am back then
I will return
Don’t ask me when

I am the disappointed kiss
I am the unexpected harvest
I am the old Kentucky home
I am the son who runs the farthest
I have done wrong
I will do wrong
There’s nothing wrong
With doing wrong
And I am faith
I am belief
Except for when I’m not
I am the teeth of champions
I am rust and water rot

I am sleep
I am breathing
I’m the missing of
The passing seasons
I am the brush
I am the strokes
I’m sickness come
To the best of folks
I am renewed
I am just made
I am unchanging
I’m a pasture fenced about the edge
I am Dakota thunder raging
And by my shoes
And by my feet
And by my soul and wonder
I am the tracks we’ve laid above
I am the tunnel running under

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from Nation of Heat, released February 14, 2008

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Joe Pug Maryland

A singer-songwriter known for his lyrical acumen and plaintive harmonica style. Paste Magazine wrote of his music: “Unless your surname is Dylan, Waits, Ritter or Prine, you could face-palm yourself to death trying to pen songs half as inspired”.

He has appeared at Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, and The Newport Folk Festival.

Additionally, he is the creator and host of The Working Songwriter podcast.
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