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Values: Working for the Record

from The Hexaflex EP by Scott McKinstry

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What do we really care about? And do we choose these things? The Values pivot asks you to take ownership of the choices you want to make.

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I was told there is a mighty book
on the lap of God.
With a chisel for a pencil
he inscribes his sacred log.

Every moment He is watching,
always weighing every deed.
Marking when I'm worthy
and when I sink into my needs.

I've been working for the record
busy counting up my score
but when you're working for the record
your whole life is one long chore

So I traded in my hymnal
for the hottest self-help tome.
And I learned that these commandments
are made of clay instead of stone.

So now that I make my own rules
I should be done with all the shame.
But why do I hide my face
when I'm behind in this new game?

I'm still working for the record
still busy counting up my score
but when you're working for the record
your whole life is one long chore

Does this journey have an end?
And if I get there, how will I know?
Will I be met with feasting?
A hundred trumpets?
A splendid show?
If I die tomorrow, will I be proud of what I've done?
Can I take them with me
all these victories I've won?

I think I'll grow a garden
in this patch of ragged land.
I won't win any ribbons
but I like the dirt between my hands.

And if someone is watching,
and that someone's keeping score --
I hope that when they judge me
they look at what I'm living for.

'Cause I'm through working for the record
I'm done counting up my score
'cause when you're working for the record
your whole life is one long chore
and there's so much more
you could be living for

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from The Hexaflex EP, released March 12, 2022

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Scott McKinstry Edmonds, Washington

Scott McKinstry is a singer-songwriter living in the Pacific Northwest.

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