Jeremiah Lloyd Harmon, John Cameron Mitchell - Leave the Kid Alone

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Once eden is gone
When summer has ended
And all of the children have grown
One slip of the tongue
Could turn to catastrophe
One we have already known

Leave the kid alone
Leave the kid alone
Leave the kid alone
Leave the kid alone

Is it the love you want
Pray tell little dreamer
Pray over these seeds we have sown
Or will you run away
Escape this tragedy
Now tell us where will you go

Do you recall a kind of place
Before we ever knew the taste
Of good and evil
when they were equal
where we who sing and never age
and crawl upon an empty page
in rage primeval
in this cathedral
a pair of floating
cherubs quoting
children choking
gates are closing soon

And so the flaming swords
lock the gates of the garden
In holy eviction sealed
So now we

Leave the kid alone
Leave the kid alone
Leave the kid alone
Leave the kid alone

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from New American Dream, track released September 29, 2021
Written and performed by Jeremiah Lloyd Harmon and John Cameron Mitchell; cello by Yair Evnine; handpan by Terence Jay; mixed by Chris Schlarb; mastered by Ronan Chris Murphy

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John Cameron Mitchell & Friends

John Cameron Mitchell is an American writer, director, performer, songwriter. He directed, starred in and wrote w/ Stephen Trask the musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. His other films include Shortbus, Rabbit Hole, How To Talk To Girls At Parties.W/ Bryan Weller he created the acclaimed musical podcast series Anthem: Homunculus.He’s currently a cast member of Hulu’s Shrill and CBS’s The Good Fight ... more

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