Past the Mission

“This is Past the Mission. In New Mexico, there’s a big Pueblo nation there, Native American. And there are a lot of missions where the Spanish, the Conquistadors, came in. And they really stripped the native peoples of their culture and forced them to worship. And when I saw the missions, you just see. They’re very beautiful but this is where a whole culture was really lost… Some things only She knows. There is a power that the feminine energy holds that hasn’t been claimed, especially in religious mythology. Past The Mission is claiming that, I guess.” – Tori Amos

I don’t believe I went too far/ I said I was willing willing willing/ She said she knew what my books did not/ I thought she knew what’s up

Past the mission behind the prison tower/ Past the mission I once knew a hot girl/ Past the mission they’re closing every hour/ Past the mission I smell the roses

She said they all think they know him well/ She knew him better better better/ Everyone wanted something from him/ I did too but I shut my mouth/ He just gave me a smile

Past the mission behind the prison tower/ Past the mission I once knew a hot girl/ Past the mission they’re closing every hour/ Past the mission I smell the roses/ Past the mission I smell the roses

Hey they found a body/ Not sure it was his/ still they’re using his name/ and she gave him shelter/ and somewhere I know she knows/ Somewhere I know she knows/ Some things only she knows

Past the mission behind the prison tower/ Past the mission I once knew a hot girl/ Past the mission they’re closing every hour/ Past the mission I smell the roses

Past the mission behind the prison tower/ Past the mission I once knew a hot girl/ Past the mission they’re closing every hour/ Past the mission I smell the roses/ Past the mission I smell the roses/ Past the mission I smell the roses