And as these infidels and Philistines attempt to infiltrate the scene
With sad and desperate echos of the palaces we built
Those monuments to stage and screen, now crumbling and evergreen
Where starlets preen and work their painted toes into the silt
And if you chance to dream then don't neglect to write it down
Did we water down the world for our salvation
Within these ruined streets there's precious left for us to save
And every stage deserves its own damnation
So burn it down!
Split her in twain
Let us fall into the hands of God
But never become tame
So let us drown
Wrap us in chains
Let us suffer through a thousand deaths
But never live in vain
And with the legends of our revelry, safely confined to history
We were titans and such beasts are doomed to founder
And despite our long recovery we chanced upon discovery:
The truths that we uncovered now resound in empty skies
And I wish for just one day I'd been, relaxed enough in my own skin
To recognize the depth of our subversion
Such virgins who would weep for me give soundtrack to this tragedy
A history consumed by our perversions
[CHORUS]
[Bridge]
When will you drown, drown, sweet memory
Release your grip on me, and to my own recognizance return
Let me set down, down such burdens as are left to me
Though I have yet to see, the peace for which I burn
And if I could live that time again In search of other ears to bend
I'm hopeful that our lives would be proved worthy
But with no currency to spend
The passage of my years will end
Toasting to our misremembered glory!
So burn it down...
Split her in twain
Let us fall into the hands of God
But never become tame
And let us drown
Wrap us in chains
Let us die a thousand deaths
But never live in vain
credits
from This Does Not Spark Joy,
released February 24, 2021
Bass: James L Sutter
All others: Patrick Tewson
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