Clean Enough

from Open Fire by Joanna Ransdell

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scrub me clean and shiny like a weapon
like the spotless sheen of a gun
see yourself in the reflection
go fight a war that you've already won

scrub till you wash away the sadness
a blank slate is left with a smile
memories aren't clean and a well-oiled machine runs best
when it runs on denial

everyone's trying to feed me God
their picket signs are in my yard
saying you can be saved if you give up everything you are

why can't we still be friends, my dear friend?
is this really goodbye?
i guess i'll never be clean enough for you
unless i live a lie

so this is goodbye

ashes to ashes we were broken
before our friendship even began
when we were young you said you were just like me
so i guess i thought you'd understand

scrub till you wash away the madness
along with it all those you used to love
now his word you preach and with a mouth full of bleach
your cleanliness is next to what's above

now you're trying to feed me hate
but this time i won't concede
i am not a victim of your love
i won't watch you bleed

why can't we still be friends, my dear friend?
is this really goodbye?
i guess i'll never be clean enough for you
unless i live a lie

so this is goodbye
this is goodbye
goodbye

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from Open Fire, released January 2, 2015
Recorded/Produced by Seth Weddle at Sweddle Records.
Written and performed by Joanna Ransdell.

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