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Firstborn Son
Andrew Osenga

I was the firstborn son of a firstborn son

In the wake of family tragedy

After fruitless years I was the chosen one

To plant the flag of destiny

To eyes who saw what they had seen

I was a screaming, bloody symbol

Of life and what it once had been

Before the marching crush of evil

I was the firstborn son of a firstborn son


We prayed each night to the risen God

For our loved ones health and safety

Then we locked the doors and windows up

So there was no danger and we were not free

The big, bad world was on the hunt

And its dogs were fixed on our scent

Clouds of fear may block the sun

Still the earth remains in orbit


God, help the man who helps himself! He needs no other devil

Give us courage now to say farewell to this fear and watch it crumble


I've worked a job since I was twelve years old

A student of the middle class of America

Pull up your bootstraps, baby, you're on your own

You are what you have and you don't have much

The manna rained down from the sky

And I looked for explanation

Moses walked the sea bone dry

In my father's generation

And this firstborn son won't stop asking why


Why!?!


God, help the man who helps himself! He needs no other devil

Give me courage now to face myself and dance as these walls crumble

Torn down by the blood of a firstborn son


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