now i'm learning to love the war

Singer:father john misty

oh

oh

try not to think so much about

the truly staggering amount

of oil that it takes to make a record

all the shipping

the vinyl

the cellophane lining

the high gloss

the tape and the gear

try not to become too consumed

with what's a criminal volume

of oil that it takes to paint a portrait

the acrylic

the varnish

aluminum tubes filled with latex

the solvents and dye

oh

let's just call this what it is

the jealous side of mankind's death wish

when it's my time to go

gonna leave behind things that won't decompose

try not to dwell so much upon

how it won't be so very long

from now that they laugh at us for selling

a bunch of fifteen year olds made from dinosaur bones singing

oh yeah"