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“The death of God left the angels in a strange position…. I saw a famous angel on television; his garments glistened as if with light. He talked about the situation of angels now that God was dead. Angels, he said, are like us in some ways. The problem of adoration is felt to be central. He said that for a time the angels had tried adoring each other, as we do, but had found it, finally, ‘not enough.’ He said they are continuing to search for a new principle.

--“On Angels,” Donald Barthelme

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Light’s fading, soon I won’t see to write
We won the war without a fight
And I see you now with you flower
In your famous buttonhole

Like an angel at God’s funeral

You said there’d be blood
Only time’s on my hand
We threw so much mud
Ain’t no place to stand

And I knew we lost the higher ground
When I looked down in that hole

Like an Angel at God’s funeral

(bridge)
Why did I betray the one
Who could not betray me?
I can’t recall

Nothing ever changes
But why would it after all

Thought the angels at God’s funeral

You said let the dead bury the dead
How you could go on
I tried it once, friend
It’s easier said than done

Now the graveyard shift’s when I bury my stiff
You should see how fast the light falls

It’s like an angel who missed God’s funeral


So I would request your presence
at the occasion of my demise
But I’m about as low as I can go,
otherwise

I’d love to see you come and get your kicks
With your picks and your shovels

Like an angel at God’s funeral

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from W​̶​a​̶​r​̶​h​̶​o​̶​l​̶​a̶, released November 11, 2020

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Philly-bred, NY-based Famous Letter Writer is the indie pop music project of award-winning writer and lyricist M.I. Devine and multi-instrumentalist Ru Devine. Full of gritty, witty, combustible pop, their debut, W̶A̶R̶H̶O̶L̶A̶, premiered in American Songwriter, where it was dubbed, "from front to back, a success" with singles featured in places like NPR ("All in my Head"). ... more

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