I'm working my way thru Andrew Bird's catalog and I just found this song which may be my second favorite studio recording he's done. The lyrics are spot on the pulse of American society in this political culture and the whole piece (equal parts to music and lyrics) is just soooo incredibly poignant. He has heavy asian influence with his violin on this song and it is almost infectious. I'm going to post the lyrics beneath the video that just features audio, no video.
Born host to a tongue
So sing a song about it
Held a breath for too long
Till we're half sick about it
Tell us what we did wrong
Then you can blame us for it
Turn the clamp on a phone
So we're down about it
And tell us all about it
We're so in doubt about it
How about some credit now
Where credit is due
For the damage that was done
We have wrought upon ourselves and others
With this blow, ambitious gun
And all the pratfalls can be fun
Encores can be fatal
And then I hear you say,
Thank God it's fatal. Thank God it's fatal.
The rest of the lyrics can be found on the other side of this link if you want to read with the video. I have more than a suspicion that these music posts are annoying. I just can't help it regarding Andrew Bird. I really think his talent is a once in a generation or every other generational occurrence.
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