To Kill A Catholic

from Prize For Writing by Matthew Grimson

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TO KILL A CATHOLIC

To kill a Catholic, man

It takes something out of God

The wit that it takes is not far from the truth
That death casts a kindershine

On mediocrity

What makes a word liable to start a fire?

In what distant land where they don’t understand
Your definition of hell

They haven’t forgotten this aside to the dying
A footnote to an epitaph –
Best left as a P.S.

A life played for keeps in the grip of a fist
Then you’re dragging it around
Like some damn crucifix

What makes a prayer leave this world stillborn?
Whose distant hearts are secretly warmed

By your definition of obsolescence?

They answered a battle cry so terribly strong
It would curdle your heart if you heard it sung
Heads are alive with a call to marches

A call to psalms – My God

Je voix une croix

What makes a word liable to start a fire?

In what distant land where they don’t understand
Your definition of hell

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from Prize For Writing, released August 7, 2020
Matthew Grimson: vocals, guitar
Chris Murphy: bass

Matt Murphy: drums

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Matthew Grimson Nova Scotia

Matthew Grimson was a gifted and singular songwriter who died in 2018 at the age of 50, leaving behind an enormous body of idiosyncratic work, much of which was never released. Matthew was a unique visionary—as sensitive, uncompromising, funny, and fearless in his art as he was in his life. Of his music, Matthew wrote: “Here lay psychological metal, verbose pop, queasy balladry, and odd trips.” ... more

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