Nerina Pallot - God Of Small Things

god of small things nerina pallot

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god of all things , god of small things , god of power and might ,

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did you really make the world in seven days and seven nights?

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’cause i don’t know if you exist or if i even care ,

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but when i lay me down to sleep i’d like somebody there .

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’cause it’s hard to make sense of this all , and it gets harder with each

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passing day .

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i believe in little things , and things i cannot see;

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in science and the saints and all that stuff like gravity ,

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not that sentimental fairytale to keep us in our place .

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’cause i have seen you here when no – one else is looking –

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a calm and silent bliss , a calm and silent bliss .

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all your people do these days is argue , fuss and fight ,

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then they fuss some more and wipe the blood and say , “at least we know we’re

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right” .

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how foolishly , how foolishly your good things come undone ,

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how silently , how silently , and now we all are done .

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and it’s hard to make sense of it all , and it gets harder with each

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passing day .

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i believe in little things , and things i cannot see;

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in science and the saints and all that stuff like gravity ,

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not that sentimental fairytale to keep us in our place .

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’cause i have seen you here when no – one else is watching –

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a strange and silent bliss , a strange and silent bliss .

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god of all things , god of small things , god of loss and hope ,

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god of people struggling , of people who can’t cope ,

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do you keep your blessings for the rich , the pious and their guns?

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or if you’re half the man , i hope you root for everyone ,

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you root for everyone .

i hope you enjoy this . this is my first time of transcribing . correct me if i’m wrong anywhere : )