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from Blood & Bone EP by Aaron Rickel

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I grew up in conservative Christianity. I attended youth group and even worked at a church for a year. The majority of my adult life, however, has been plagued with the growing disparity between the love and compassion I read about in the Bible with the hate and fear that I see demonstrated by the church. This one is a lament. A prayer. A desperate cry for clarity and understanding. This song is best listened to by a fireplace on a day when the cruelty of the world makes your heart heavy.

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Lately I’ve been searching for
The real you, nothing more
And finding you in unexpected places
Like in the bars on Friday night
Or in poetry by candlelight
And it’s leaving me with a couple nagging questions

Like if you want to speak to me
Then why does it so often seem
The conversation only goes one way
With me searching for answers
To my doubts spreading like cancer
While the preacher prays that you will find me soon

So where have you been
And where have you gone
It feels like it’s been so long
Cause I’ve been hoping
And I’ve been praying
But I’m not sure that I can keep holding on

Lately I’ve been thinking
That maybe there’s more to living
Than dying with my bible in a pew
For vaguely I recall
That you came to love us all
And make us instruments for loving one another

But instead we’re building fences
‘Round what we don’t understand yet
And blindly throwing stones over our hedges
Cause I don’t remember hearing you say
Charlatans and whores and gays
Aren’t welcome at your table full of grace
Cause I want them at the table full of grace

So where have I been
And where have I gone
It feels like it’s been so long
Cause it’s been so many years
Since I’ve felt I’m in your arms
And I’m just hanging onto hope that you’re still there

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from Blood & Bone EP, released March 31, 2017

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Aaron Rickel Los Angeles, California

Aaron Rickel is a singer-songwriter from Los Angeles, CA. Pulling inspiration from acoustic acts like Jon Foreman and The Lumineers as well as highly produced indie pop like The 1975 and The Japanese House, Aaron lands in an eclectic middle ground of polished sound and raw performance. ... more

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