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The Cross and the Crown

from What Comes Next by Jason Moody

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“The Cross and the Crown” (2020) follows the disillusionment of something which was pretty bad for both parties to begin with. "The end of the affair," is what I tell people when they ask what it’s about.

In Christian symbolism, according to my half assed research, the cross represents sacrifice and the crown represents reward (kinda sorta). One person in this story is left having sacrificed themselves for the other while the other party moves on with their life, blissfully and on to better things (at least in the mind of our narrator). Residual jealously and bitterness remain. There's definitely some very raw feeling expressed. Good times.

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I thought, "Stacie's a pig" in that offhand way I always do
She thought how she called me Kid worked to compel me to stay
'Causes she always knew

Just waiting up here for her with Sticky Fingers for the last time
I can't bend my mind to prove all these old feelings aren't so far behind

And let, let it be known
Let it come down
She left me with the cross and
split with the crown

Up in the house last week
Left all her shit lying around
Clothes on the railing,
Lipstick mirror left me to trace
Ah, poor Stace

Maybe it's too soon to tell
Pull back the blinders from a dead horse
Back in the saddle again
The thing I most wished for has set me racing off course

And let, let it be known
Please let it come down
She left me with the cross and
split with the crown

And let, let it be known
Just let it come down
She left me with the cross and
split with the crown

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from What Comes Next, released July 23, 2023

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"Local musician Jason Moody has been riding the periphery of the Chicago indie scene for years, and I think he deserves a lot more attention than he gets. He's a songwriter who crafts well-structured pop songs, which makes them ripe for covering (check out Daniel Knox's cover of "Halcyon Days"). Moody has a way with melody and hooks. He's also got a lovely voice."
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