Etymology

Several have asked, "what in the heck is the name 'Priests and Paramedics' all about?"

I've blown them (or you) off, but here's the scoop.

In a nutshell, it's a song by Pedro the Lion (née David Bazan). I'll explain at another time my uderstanding and the significance as to why I've christened my online presence with this name.

Here are the lyrics:

Paramedics brave and strong
Up before the break of dawn
Putting poker faces on
Broken bodies all day long

The neighbors heard a fight
Someone had a knife
It must have have been the wife

Husband's lost a lot of blood
He wakes up screaming "Oh my god!
Am I gonna die... am I gonna die?"
As they strapped his arms down to his sides

At times like these they've been taught to lie
"Buddy just calm down, you'll be alright"

Several friends came to his grave
His children were so well-behaved
As the priest got up to speak
The assembly craved relief
But he himself had given up
So instead he offered them this bitter cup:
"You're gonna die, we're all gonna die
Could be twenty years, could be tonight."

Lately I have been wondering why
We go to so much trouble to postpone the unavoidable
And prolong the pain of being alive