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Being Saved is about growing up in the shadow of the Catholic Church, and how damaging that could be for so many boys and girls. With ten Our Fathers and ten Hail Marys, one could simply pray away depression, anxiety, tumultuous hormones, and everything would get better. After long enough, one might gradually grow into the understanding that they were a burden, unfit and wrong. More than anything, it’s about forgiving the generations that came before us who didn’t know anything better than to prescribe the solutions they were offered.

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Born in an alley behind the church
Woke up guilty born, to the scourge
I swore to be selfless, swore to be clean
Though I was a baby, you did my swearing for me

Oh, I was afraid
Damn near given up being saved
Holding your breath for the life after death
Just as long as you prayed
Hell, I’ve given up on being saved

I have no hatred and I’m not confused
I’ve been tempted, goddamn I’ve been used
The warmth of my lover, a reason to bleed
Just tell me you love me, that’s all that I need

Oh, I was afraid
Damn near given up being saved
Holding your breath for the life after death
Just as long as you prayed
Hell, I’ve given up on being saved

We lay breathless one by one
Moaning sermons to no one
Stained-glass Sundays I would peel the paint off these chapel walls
Empty burdens weigh heavy on the backs of flocks just born to crawl

Oh, I was afraid
Damn near given up being saved
Holding your breath for the life after death
Just as long as you prayed
Hell, I’ve given up on being saved

credits

from Honest Words for Honest People, track released March 18, 2019
Alex: Guitar/Vocals/Lyrics
Connor: Guitar/Vocals
Ralph: Trumpet/Vocals
Jon: Keys/Vocals
Kevin: Bass/Vocals
Sean: Drums/Vocals

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Old Fox Boston, Massachusetts

Formed in Somerville, MA in March, 2018, the founding members, Alex and Ralph, decided to build the band and its music around the phrase, “honest words for honest people.” The band has since evolved with that goal in mind and has continued to focus on creating simple, vulnerable, and evocative music for anyone who decides to listen. ... more

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