Jeanine Tesori - Lot's Wife lyrics

Sixteen feet below sea level Caught 'tween the devil and the muddy brown sea That money that money That money reach in and spin me about My hate rise up, rip my insides out My madness rise up in a fury so wild and I let myself go Spoke my hate to a child Pennies done that Pennies done that Pocket change Pocket change change me Pocket change change me Can't afford loose change Can't afford change Changing's a danger for a woman like me Trapped 'tween the Devil and the muddy brown sea I got to get back to the way that I been God drag me back to that basement again Don't know what I said to that little boy Always they's been people who Hold they head high getting through I can't I can't! Ain't never been no good Finding joy the way you should Uh-uh Uh-uh Hoping water turn to wine Hope's fine, hah! Hope's fine Hope's fine 'Til it turn to mud and Some folks go to school at night Some folks march for civil rights And I don't! I ain't got the heart I can't hardly read Some folks do all kinds of things and Black folks someday'll live like kings And someday sunshine shine all day Oh sure It true It be That way But not for me This also true Ya'll can't do what I can do Ya'll strong but you ain't strong like me I'm gonna slam that iron Down on my heart Gonna slam that iron Down on my throat Gonna slam that iron Down on my s** Gonna slam it Slam it Slam it down 'Til I drown The fire out 'Til there ain't no air left Anywhere What else What else What else What else God What else God give me an arm for? Slam down the iron Slam down the iron Flat Flat Flat Flat Now How about that then? That what Caroline can do That how she rearrange herself That how she change Murder me God Down in that basement Murder my dreams So I stop wanting Murder my hope of him returning Strangle the pride that make me crazy Make me forget so I stop grieving Scour my skin 'til I stop feeling Take Caroline away cause I can't be her Take her away I can't afford her Tear out my heart Strangle my soul Turn me to salt A pillar of salt A broken stone and then Caroline Caroline From the evil she done, Lord Set her free Set her free Set me free Don't let my sorrow Make evil of me