language of the dead

take this lightning off of me

too wonderful for me to keep. all the stories of ancient greece. agamemnon

great ulysses. everybody talkin' bout the language of the dead. antiquated murmurs maybe dylan might've said. well i'm not so self assured

i can barely sing a word. fads of the 60's and the 19th century. leo tolstoy and robert e. lee. we got a war on in our duplicity

suburban white blasphemy. everybody talkin' bout the language of the dead. antiquated murmurs maybe dylan might've said. well i'm not so self assured

i can barely sing a word. you can skim through every book they read

you can dress a little smarter and claim your hit. but the weight you've been seeking

you lifted it. plagiarize the twenties you never lived. take this lightning off of me

too wonderful for me to keep. throw your idols into the sea. dreamers

get your own dream. everybody talkin' bout the language of the dead. antiquated murmurs maybe dylan might've said. well i'm not so self assured

i can barely sing a word. well i'm not so self assured. but i don't need to lift a word.