Sage Francis - Grace Lyrics

But inside.. their's an Ex marks the spot..

This is the heart beat of the sage
Locked up in a waist of time
And unavoidable rage
Staring into dirty coffee cup
Make It up lies to surprise all of us
With his wisdom that’s in him
Just to earn a simple dime so that he can spend more time ... with his cats
Imagine that...

Ah yes the maraschino cherries with canned pineapple on the fake ham. Classic Easter meal right there.

If you're looking for a song that's a bit like this one, then you might like "ZłoTo" by polish rapper Hans Solo.
It has an intresting concept lyricswise: złoto means gold in polish and zło to roughly translates to "evil is" as in trying to describe what evil is in it's essence.
It's a dope track and here's a link if you're intrested:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2yOsiLGavM

Coming from a twisted Introverted Extrovert with "chemical "imbalances" being told to take chemicals that i wouldn't bud then (lol *Freudian slip* but I'm leaving lit) self medicate down any path that works... like med...it.. taaaa.... ti... on. Patience is balance And i love the grace of this track. . . Almost forgot. Thanks.

Music sounds like Detroit vs everybody. Sample perhaps? 🔥🔥

It's not a sample.

People like him is who really inspired me make shift patriots is a classic and the mermaids too

Going through a break up and its so hard to let go of the past. This song is helping me so much. Much love

Breaks my heart that Sage isn't more famous. He is well respected by a cult following of indie heads, but still very underrated in general.

I love this emotional beat. Peep my channel for original beats of a similar style. I'm a nobody, but my beats are cool, I swear.

And SAGE one thing that sage does is rid bad spirits !

Music to Slay fish to .. Love this Track..

Sage is a brilliant, depressive, narcissist man-child, but I Iove him as a distant brother. Stuck in his own creative world, unable to see the light that has been shown to him. Rejected truth and salvation for stubbornness and blasphemy (like many many great artist) end of sad story. #Yeshua saves.

YESHUA, FREE MEEEEEEE!!!!!! *fart noise*

Doesn't sound genuine Paul. Regardless, we love you (and your juicy farts) come as you are brother!

Sage Francis is still living...?

Thriving even. YCKMMF

Fuck yes I love Sage

Virtue is a meme between Twitch streams

????

heres an answer for your question asked 1 year ago... lol.
its: virtue is a mean between two extremes, one of excess, one of deficiencies

I  just discovered Sage now i'm binging like Thanksgiving dinner.

This is not a love ballad! grace is a little girl who wouldnt wash her face.

big loves to Sage

glad to see sage doing so well. I remember watching videos of him on YouTube that had like 20-40 thousand views and now most of them are half a million+. I don't like hip hop for the most part but sage Francis is one of the artists I listen to the most. His lyrics give me goosebumps even after hearing the same song for the hundredth time.

for someone going through the he'll of rehab, sage is and has always been the most honest and lyrically talented (also, unrecognized) Mc that's ever been in the biz. hats off sage. you're my go to when times are tough.

one of my favorite songs. thank you for keeping it 100 sage francis. you get me through some of those moments i fear ill end up a documentary on investigation discovery

You and Mom are both graceless cannibal types. Hide behind false facades. point fingers at others but never stop to examine your own deeds or lack of in the mirror. Only admire yourselves for stepping over others or tearing them to shreds to get where you are. Bravo! How does it feel sleeping with one eye open every night?

oh by the way fuck you Luis Lopez of Fantastic Finishes Auto Body Hollywood FL. Your a piece of shit father. Good for nothing human being and Jesus Christ wouldn't want you for toilet paper you sick psychopath

This song is amazing. Lithium - it's almost synchronistic. The words in this song and the things going on in my life. I wouldn't be surprised if a black limosuine pulled up in the driveway now lol.

I've loved this song (whole album really) since it came out, but this was my first time seeing the video. Almost pissed myself at the end lol!

totally hopping genres here. I hear a little bit of butthole surfers in the "hook"

FreekinSOLID! StraightToTheHeart ..Like worldNews of allHistory In lessThan 3 Minuits

Can somebody explain the real meaning behind the song? It intrigues me, but I don't fully understand the message its trying to convey.

I can't stop listening to this.

iReadBetweenTHeLines OMFG..! Now iKnowSatanIsGOD BrotherStFrancis..SavingTheSongs The WizardsOfWands..MaidensBack...

these lyrics ARE ALL THE WAY HOME MATE BRILLIANTLY DONE 1LUV

I'm in love with a song.

Is anyone else reminded of great works of Vladimir Nabokov.

Such a great album. This whole release was put together so well. I knew the album would be good, but it just blew me away.

I love sage Francis, every song he writes seems to just find its way into my life somehow, keep writing these masterpieces man.

love sage francis
love that his music is a kick in the nut to depression, abuse/bullying and the like

beat Gon ever

Katelyn Jenner in your vid bra?

Isnt worth the pain... i feelin it..
Courts InSession #JudgeSageFrancisPRESIDING!

Greetings from Finland! See you at Hoodfest 2016!

did that little girl just kick him right in the face? LMFAO, what a way to end it.

does anyone know where I can find the full version with the outro?

Yes, it's.......on the album. Which is available on our website and on all digital stores as well as streaming sites.

out of pure curiosity .. what is the artists percentage ?

Sage Francis owns Strange Famous Records. I am Sage Francis. I don't know why you're asking about "artists percentage" as if there's one easy answer for all formats, but we cut out all middlemen when purchases are made at www.StrangeFamous.com

+Strange Famous holy dick I'm in the same commment chain as sage francis

sagopa kajmer siker

yine turkler burda

When popular artists get more views and more intellectual artists get less views, this is information that lets us know that intelligence in music is a minority. You all could change that, y'know? :)

exactly why people find Trump appealing. There are a lot of stupid fucks in this world.

+Amelia Patten he is. a real man and fun to be around

greetings from Turkey

+ismail akkuş Merchaba

thank merhaba :)

Lyrics:

[Hook:]
Patience is a virtue, virtue is a grace
Grace is a little girl who wouldn’t wash her face
Grace is a virtue, virtue is a mean
Between two extremes, one of excess, one of deficiencies
Patience is a virtue, virtue is a dirty stain
Cleanliness is next to godliness and isn’t worth the pain
Grace is a virtue, virtue of the pageant
And this is not a love ballad

[Verse 1:]
You suggested Lithium to get me better again
That is unless if we, uhm, get together again
But that ain’t gonna happen, never again
Send my well wishes to your nutritionist
Your dietician, your pharmacist
Your personal trainer and your accomplices
Your partners in thought crime
Your criminal group thinking doctors online
There is a difference between what is and isn’t
Business and friendship
Parental assistance and an assistant
A permanent solution and a quick-fix
A fit body and sound mind
A hundred hour weeks, and dangerous amounts of downtime
You got a lot to offer, but you’re not an author
If I kill your persecution complex that don’t make you a martyr
Drop the styrofoam cross, you can’t walk on water
You could use it for floatation, not a flying saucer
You suggested professional help like I wasn’t mentally well
What I was feeling wasn’t meant to be felt
Duly noted, you’ll be quoted in the eulogy
It’ll be passed off as poetry between you and me
I know you know the difference between confession and conjecture
Prosity and needing to be lectured to a meet up
The student becomes the teacher, the son becomes a parent
From a scab to teamster, the sun becomes apparent
From a chemical imbalance to a litany of habits
And this is not a love ballad

[Verse 2:]
You should drown me in that womanhood and teach me how to swim
Beat me with my own hands and tie down my limbs
Suffer for my sins or let me suffer from within
But in the end this is not a love ballad
We can battle with tattoos to cover up the bruises
The first to show any sign of discomfort loses
For the first time in a long time you’re not who my muse is
And this is not a love ballad
I’m not thirsty, I just got hungry eyes, you look appetizing
And from a distant stare broken eye contact in disrepair
Sometimes I disappear, but now you see me
A part Irish goodbye, other part Harry Houdini
Put my feet to the fire, I got Satan on my heels
If it’s all about prestige, just wait for the reveal
I got a new bag of tricks to turn, a new black magic woman bitch to burn
So much for live and learn

[Hook]

[Outro:]
Is a music box that haunts me from the top-shelf of the bedroom closet
I don’t touch it, it just cuddles with my conscience
I’m on constant guard, jittery the whole night
Clinging the sheets because it sings to me slow like
And that’s her song running through an hourglass
Built with two wine bottles that I found in a flower patch
Planting it in quicksand, refusing to sink fast
Abusing me slow, I hear the music and I think back
Before the fall, before the set up
Before the interest in sex even developed
I fell in love with distance as an ex’s best friend
There used to be revenge, but i couldn’t see no end
So I had to switch the lens in and focus on some flesh
No more clinging to old threads

so fucking sad this barely has over 200k views and Lil Wayne gets over 10 million. this is the REAL hip hop.

+Daniel Schneider The kids that listen to Lil Wayne do not deserve the pleasure... But beyond that they couldn't handle the Sage.. Their ear drums would start to come apart as soon as the beat drops and their brains would melt the moment Sages voice streams around their body ripping it into particles to return to the source. LOL

+Nate King how right you are my man. A lot of people now a days just listen to the beat, I enjoy breaking down the lyrics and truly understanding the message. Sage has all of this in spades.

hiphop has become such a big genre that it expands to all people. This hiphop just happens to reach out to you, and lil wayne reaches out to other people. I can agree that popular hiphop is more.. simple? I made this comment seconds after bashing on a mainstream hiphop because i came to a realization

The real inteligence is showed in the way of understanding. Nobody want's to listen to poetry, and smart things all the time. Wayne is more popular, cuz he's making party music, he have an talent (yeah I said that), to make this kind of music (but he can make something very lyrical), and he have an image. Sage is good. But I would not say that he's extremly good. Flow, okay. Lyrics. Ehhh, he's more of an poet then a rapper. But he can play with words. Sometimes. So okay. Beats. Mostly boring, but it's making this... ehh depressing.... thing. I can enjoy both things. Wayne is more musical, more ehh... cool? Fashionable? It's an important thing in being an rapper. I listen to the trap music, normaly, or when I wan't. And I listen to this type of stuff, and fucking Mozart, of Vivaldi. There's no such a thing as REAL hip hop. Study this genre. Like please. Study, and later talk. 80's were even worse then this days (you would say "worse"). 90's. Ehhh, yes more lyrical, but mostly one hits. Boring. Nowadays? Hip hop is hip-hop. You can do anything here. So shut up, listen to thing that you like. And stop fucking generalizing things you don't need to. Hip hop is hip hop. Playing with the words to the beat. Nothing less, and pretty much nothing more. Sorry for my grammar (if I need to)

i like to think its because sage fans buy the album whereas lil wayne fans etc just leech from youtube

Whats with the jewish tribute at the very beginning of the video?

@sherpaderp dingo lol :)))

@Paul Moraru lol yea that's what I thought. 

@sherpaderp dingo you are so intelligent!

@Paul Moraru you too 

@sherpaderp dingo lolzomg wut?

beautifully composed

RIP Pippa

I love this song

One of my faves by Sage.

Thumbs up if a girl called Grace broke your heart!

I would LOVE to see him live

+SkippyTay Takers top 5 shows i have ever been to! and ive been to many many concerts! he is amazing! and i def recommend any chance you get to, yea

+SkippyTay Takers I saw him live nine years ago, before the show he lay down for a 10 min sleep beside us and I said to my brother "thats not sage is it? I dunno, just let him sleep" what a show he put on. It was up there with the Roots concert.

I <3 sage

ppl gt older n bigger but im sure the pwrson who wrote this cant n dont di music like him or any other underground. lisa n rek

This is where is all began holy crap!

I wish there was a way more people knew about this guy. He's amazing.

+anon ymous most of the people that don't listen to him probably wouldn't understand the musci and words😂

Savage lol

my new favorite Sage Francis song

Love the song but whats the story of it ?

damn another fucking sage mind blowing masterpiece

Stay away from that lithium unless it's in batteries. Nice to see he's still making songs.

There's a special place in Hell for people who dislike Sage Francis videos on YouTube. Its right next to those assholes who respond to your text with the letter K.

+Eli Freeman K......just kidding haha. But yeah....I love everything SF.

is this the Ikea garden table???

where can i find the full vesion?

I opened up for him and a good chat with him. Pure legend and brilliant performer !!!

sage is my inspiration I can't go a day without listening to him because the music today is just a bunch of people saying nigga in almost all of their lyrics

Good to Hear Sage again i was worried l[i]fe was the Final album!
been a fan since Waiting Tables and Copper Gone definitely some of Sages best material....

Is Sage religious?

That ending tho.

I have had a chance to see him few years back when he gave a concert in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Copper Gone is the best album of this year so far. I thought Atmosphere would be hard to beat but Sage made it all at a different level.  Although English isn't my native language I enjoy listening to Sage's music. Great artist, dope album. Brilliant!

Atmosphere has a great new album out also, its called Southsiders.. Its just too bad that Sage Francis, and Atmosphere doesn't get recognition like they deserve..

@Michelle Hood Atmoshphere has millions of views on all his videos! but both are great artists

+Michelle Hood
that's cause its good music not shit being shoved down the media dick choose to live on

Gongrats mate! I am very impressed with your new work. Looking forward to see you in the Manchester live performance. Hopefully you will play songs from the Non Prophets project as well! Keep it real

Sage Francis droppin' that Aristotle tho!

Nice song, glad you're still putting out real music

yeah man! the legend is back.

Never heard him  before. His flow reminds me of Brother Ali while his rhyme style reminds me of Slug. Good shit.

damn good

Sage is back on form, loving the new album!

"Never Pray Again" great book...

Waaaaaaait one minute here!  This isn't the full song!  The ending is the best part D:

Sage why did you leave the last little verse out?

Havent listened to Sage for years and years, forget how accomplished a lyricist he is. And how earnest his vocals are.. I used to love A Health Distrust so much..

This is a phenomenal album from my favorite artist.  Glad he's come back to prove what's real an that he's doing it.  This song is one of the big ones on Copper Gone to me, and this video gave me chills several times!  Love you guys!

For a second there i thought i was going to hear Sage rapping slowly over a trap beat like everyone is trying to do now.

Good to hear the complex of poetry still exists.

Very nice....Just when I was gonna ask about him. I see this...

Taking it back to 2003, in a good way

Big or small we walk with grace and dignity threw the shadows...no more copper gone I can see lights from the dungeon Rawrrr Rawrrr

Amazing song and badass video.  Sage is an incredibly unique wordsmith.  His contribution to the music industry is so under-appreciated, it's a crime. 

Nice work man

This album canibus, and grindhouse gang album are by far the best. ATOP album wasn't that great.

The end of this gives me chills. FUCK YEA !!!!

damn sage, this is album is on one the best Ive ever heard. The music is great and complex. The lyrics are deep and clever.  The whole album is just on a different level. 

Has Sage been reading Aristotle? 

3 of my fav mc's all dropped fantastic albums this year
canibus
atmosphere
sage francais

Atmosphere has been garbage lately.

Like the last 5 years....

Don't forget about Run The Jewels, Kendrick (maybe), and Diamond District

@The Mother-Faga Sapient of Sandpeople

badexperiment have you even heard all his songs to feel like you can disregard him?

It is so fantastic to have Sage back. I have been listening to the pre-release stream on Spin and it's completely different. It's a full turnaround from Li(f)e and is phenomenal. It's darker, more electronic and obviously written from a very different place. Li(f)e was a folk ballad, a retrospective departure note. Copper Gone is a bitter, resentful, necessary return.

nailed it.

Dude awesome analysis. That's just exactly what I've been thinking when listening to this.

Its been an amazing journey to watch Sage progress to the point he's at now. The Best of Times was a very fitting lead in to this album. This album though is something else entirely. Absolutely love it. Great analysis though, you hit the nail of the head.

The last album I bought yes, from a store and communicating with other people, was a healthy distrust. But I still love him, he has his tendencies and style that makes it feel familiar while he explores the great inner mental doors