Church of The Misdirection - Kate Vargas for NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2022

Kate Vargas with Eric McFadden do an acoustic version of "Church of The Misdirection" for NPR's Tiny Desk Contest. Song written by Kate Vargas (BMI) LYRICS: A proper supper with the serpent Our figures fuzzy from the wool He said, “If I am the freer, the conscious redeemer, then you are the Gabriel" We flew Tulum to Toowoomba Talked of a spiritual itch A faith unshapely and flighty, I was entirely ripe for the pitch Transcontinental, Mister Manumitter Faded from my latest confection He said that hoot won’t soothe you the way I do at the Church of The Misdirection Pull back the skin of the seeker Polish your face and get your teeth capped 3 steps to gaining believers: disarm, deceive, and attract We’re drinking straight from the bottle with lips fit for the big screen No nothing sells like a smooth-talking, shell-hocking ne’er do well in pretty packaging Transcontinental, Mister Manumitter Faded from my latest confection He said that hoot won’t soothe you the way I do at the Church of The Misdirection Praise oh praise like a game of telephone It’s not the message that does the sending, it’s an enthusiastic tone Better worship louder to drown the chatter of the daily draining drip I will rise above when that wretched sun does set like a sunken ship Transcontinental, Mister Manumitter Faded from my latest confection He said that hoot won’t soothe you the way I do at the Church of The Misdirection Oooh it’s infectious, give us protection, The Church of the Misdirection Let us all run away, to a slicker place where glitter gonna stone and stick because the only way to cure the pain is follow the misdirect