Absalom (Tamar's Grief)
Absalom, Absalom
You play the hero and you take the throne
Absalom, did you know?
Did you know?
Did you tell him, "Go ahead
Pull our sister into bed
Take whatever you want, like me"?
Now you tell me to quiet down
Did you hear me crying out?
Does my suffering mean anything?
Absalom, Absalom
You play the hero and you take the throne
Absalom, did you know?
Did you know?
I'm less a sister than a pawn
You can trade without a thought
Knowing there'll be no reckoning
Tamar's grief will justify
Why your rival had to die
So Absalom can become king
Absalom, Absalom
You play the hero and you take the throne
Absalom, did you know?
Did you know?
My namesake is my inheritance
Righteous and her own defense
Her same blood is running through my veins
So you won't guilt me into gratitude
I've seen you bragging on the roof
You're no different, you just play a longer game
Don't you know your end will be the same
Absalom, Absalom
Now by your glory caught in an oak
Absalom, did you know?
Did you know?
You play the hero and you take the throne
Absalom, did you know?
Did you know?
Did you tell him, "Go ahead
Pull our sister into bed
Take whatever you want, like me"?
Now you tell me to quiet down
Did you hear me crying out?
Does my suffering mean anything?
Absalom, Absalom
You play the hero and you take the throne
Absalom, did you know?
Did you know?
I'm less a sister than a pawn
You can trade without a thought
Knowing there'll be no reckoning
Tamar's grief will justify
Why your rival had to die
So Absalom can become king
Absalom, Absalom
You play the hero and you take the throne
Absalom, did you know?
Did you know?
My namesake is my inheritance
Righteous and her own defense
Her same blood is running through my veins
So you won't guilt me into gratitude
I've seen you bragging on the roof
You're no different, you just play a longer game
Don't you know your end will be the same
Absalom, Absalom
Now by your glory caught in an oak
Absalom, did you know?
Did you know?
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Writer(s): Erin Jeffries
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