Name: Line of Kings
Duration: P00H04M09S
Description: The story of Judah and Tamar, told from her point of view.

Line of Kings

from Eking Out A Prophet by Ilan Speizer

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The story of Judah and Tamar, told from her point of view.

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When I’s a girl I married Ur,
A big, old six-foot bruiser.
He wasn’t much to look at,
Just a rabble-rousin’ boozer.
The good Lord tried to help me
Cut that big man down:
Put him in a pine box
Buried six feet ‘neath the ground.

But I always did believe, in my heart the truth did sing.
Yes, I always did believe I’d be the mother to a line of kings.

Ur’s brother was no better.
He was a selfish git.
He lived for his inheritance
And he just liked to get it wet.
He teased me to no end,
Nearly drove me wild!
But Onan never gave me
What I wanted most:
A child.

But I always did believe, in my heart the truth did sing.
Yes, I always did believe I’d be the mother to a line of kings.

Their father thought me cursed,
So he forced me from his sight,
Though to bear a child by his third son
Was legally my right.
The years went by in the blink of an eye
Like grain runs through the mill,
And though I yearned to bear a child,
That dream went unfulfilled.

But I always did believe, in my heart the truth did sing.
Yes, I always did believe I’d be the mother to a line of kings.

One night I played the harlot
On the make for just some guy,
Ripe to give my body up
When the father happened by.
He didn’t know just who I was.
His eyes chose not to see.
As collateral for payment,
He left his staff with me

And I always did believe, in my heart the truth did sing.
Yes, I always did believe I’d be the mother to a line of kings.

Judah gave me twin boys
Who brought brightness to my life,
And I never really wanted
To be anybody’s wife.
Some say I stole from Judah.
I just took what he owed me,
And deception runs deep in the roots
Of King David’s family tree.
You know, I always did believe, in my heart the truth did sing.
Yes, I always did believe I’d be the mother to a line of kings.

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from Eking Out A Prophet, released July 16, 2019

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