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jesus, be my boyfriend! fina died on the wooden board on which she'd miserably lain for years, praising god for her suffering. they say when they picked her up, there were violets growing underneath her. everybody wants to be Somebody--even if it's "Most Sufferingest."

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oh fina, when you first got sick
did you ever think what you'd do with it?
let the other girls skip and play
and flirt with boys, give it away!

you work yourself broken and paralyzed
you heap coals, burning, on their damnable eyes
for god is pain and woe and dirt
and jesus loves you when you hurt
like he does

(through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault!)

o fina, on your wooden board
st. fina loves to serve the lord
the rats that come and cover you, st. fina
make you resolute

the tiny nips, the bits of blood
oh, let us thank him for our food!
as jesus suffered, so will i
a wretched thing until i die
oh jesus!
jesus!
jesus!
jesus!
jesus!
jesus!
LOOK AT ME!

appreciate my misery!
and leave me violets.

credits

from Susan Storm's Ugly Sister and Other Saints and Superheroes, released June 1, 2009
rachel--piano, singing, stuff
phil neuman--cornamuse, rackett
gayle neuman--tromba marina, sackbutt, viol
john stewart--drums
peter swenson--extra tom
arthur parker--bass
dan adlaf--trumpet

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Rachel Taylor Brown Portland, Oregon

Rachel was born in Portland and lives nearby with her beloved husband Jay. She makes disturbing yet ultimately sensible songs you can sometimes dance to.

She sees loads of ugly and beauty in the world. Trying to capture that sweet and sour thing in a song is what she’s mostly trying to do.

She records with audio midwife and dear friend Jeff Stuart Saltzman and his cats.

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