Soon these bodies will become unlivable when we finish performing this ritual. And it's unbelievably eccentric to believe. We might reach some form of sustainability. As the flow grows so heavily away. We will be towed along with it one of these fine days and we go over the falls.
When one starts jumping in all the rest will follow in the old familiar fashion
But some of us will float. We will float like baby birds. We will float over olden borders into brand new colder water. Did anybody ever really wear a barrel?
The gods take what they want. We are just hangers-on.
When they chose one of us to go up. The left-behind slide their desks a little closer together. We follow our money down in the pockets of patriots.
Driving their low riding chariots down to the trailer dome where they give it all up to their saints who have promised their people everything.
All the bullion they need to rebuild their lousey flood land
So most of us just pray. But then some of us will float. We will float like baby birds.
We will float over the olden borders out into brand new colder water.
Did anybody ever really wear a barrel?
It's a comedy, it's a tragedy, it's complicated.
Lyrics: John Manson
credits
from Citadel,
track released June 1, 2012
Brendan Gibson - Drums
Daniel Madri - Guitar/keyboard
John Manson - Vocals
Music by Gondoliers
Lyrics by John Manson
Recorded and Mixed by Kevin Micka.
Mastered by Scott Craggs
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