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Never Know

from Road To Wilderness by Britt Kusserow

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This was written during a month-long stay at a Hurricane Relief camp after Katrina.

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I used to have a dream
to unite poor and rich.
This was not a part of it,
this muggy bayou that bleeds.

Hard to tell your friends from your enemies
when all are shouting out for peace,
but only some really mean it.

So tell me this,
what has been saved?
And what has died along the way?
We may never know.

I used to have a love,
all her kisses burned.
Never though I'd yearn
when I left them behind.

So now I'm moving slow
when I want to rush.
I know that isn't best for us,
so I'll keep steady stride,

but tell me this.
Does fate exist?
Or have I already missed?
We may never know.

I used to have a God
who was tall, and male,
stolen from a Bible tale,
when my heart was still strong.

But this God evolved,
now She wonders when
I'll pass her way for help again,
it can't be very long.

Just tell me this.
Who is to blame?
For all the hate preached in that name?
We may never know.

I used to have a goal:
to help where I could.
Man, I used to be so good
at being selfless, now and then.

But cynicism breeds,
and this bayou gasps.
Sucks the life right from my grasp.
Over and over again.

So tell me this.
Can I rise anew?
To be the girl I was at youth?

That I think I know.

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from Road To Wilderness, released June 10, 2010

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Britt Kusserow Los Angeles, California

Britt Kusserow is a queer singer/songwriter who has lived in too many places. Her latest album, “After Or Before,” is a collection of new songs as well as older songs, reimagined. Britt's lyrics frequently explore existential and spiritual themes, and they are influenced by artists like The Indigo Girls, The Weepies, and Tracy Chapman. ... more

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