[Verse 1]
Aspirations / Flat Refusals
Childhood bedrooms / disapproval
Would-be authors / erstwhile singers
Costume jewlery / ballpark figures
Naked power / base excitement
True love’s call gone unrequited
[Verse 2]
Great hosannas / Sunday christians
Broken Spanish / postcard missions
Paid compassion / sponsored mercy
Renumerated soul searching
Wishful thinking / best intentions
Friendships based on chainlink fences
[Verse 3]
Silent partners / business ventures
Closet smokers / payday lenders
Rolex watches / walk in closets
Floodlights trained on open faucets
Great hosannas / grin and bear it
What ruthless men stand to inherit
Great Hosannas was written by Joe Pug.
Great Hosannas was produced by Duane Lundy.
Joe Pug released Great Hosannas on Tue Mar 10 2015.
In an interview with American Songwriter, Pug describes the song’s inception, saying,
“That one came about in a much different way than most of my songs come about. … Greg Tuohey, the guy who plays guitar in my band, was writing a jazz instrumental album, so we agreed to do this thing to spur both...