Xmas Eve in Boxstoretown

from New Forgiving Day by Marble Berry Seeds

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lyrics

Tourist on sunscreen and long lines at Disney
Newly-weds kissing and packs of kids screaming
for ice cream and french fries and a place to sit down
on Christmas Eve in Boxstoretown

Jaywalking zombies in basketball shorts
at the bottlenecked exit before the airport
And the neighbors are roasting a pig underground
on Christmas Eve in Boxstoretown

Sit with your sister at sunset service
oh what a sweet gift you know I don't deserve this
With purchasing power but no sense of purpose
and cell-phones face down and locked

Liquor stores emptied of lottery tickets
a war at the mall over gifts at last minute
and the firearms crackle that seasonal sound
on Christmas Eve in Boxstoretown

Sit with your sister at sunset service
oh what a sweet gift you know I don't deserve this
with purchasing power but no sense of purpose
and cell-phones buzzing nonstop

String lights on palm trees and pines made of wire
the restaurants stay open for lonely drunk drivers
and the chaplain is making her nursing home rounds
on Christmas Eve in Boxstoretown
on Christmas Eve

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from New Forgiving Day, released April 18, 2020

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