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Putting on my power, righteous as a rose
Dynamite the mountain, now I'm walking up the road
The love we made at gunpoint wasn't love at all
The dancing in the valley, the moons is the mirrored ball
Blew open my mind, now it's an empty room
Swinging in the hammock, dogs are walking across the roof
I watch you braid your hair, you're from another time
When the earth wasn't so angry
And god was on our side
Searching west and east
And all points in-between
Underneath the lines of thought
You're there and then you're not
The mayans stole tomorrow, hid it underground
We come with heavy magnets but it still hasn't been found
I'm sweating out my secrets in the temazcal
They're screaming in the calle that there are stars about to fall
Looking through the trees
Cities and the seas
Things we've seen
Ovnis on the lawn
They're there and then they're gone
There and then they're gone
Searching west and east
All points in between
And underneath the hand of god
You're there and then you're not
Dynamite the mountain, now I'm walking up the road
The love we made at gunpoint wasn't love at all
The dancing in the valley, the moons is the mirrored ball
Blew open my mind, now it's an empty room
Swinging in the hammock, dogs are walking across the roof
I watch you braid your hair, you're from another time
When the earth wasn't so angry
And god was on our side
Searching west and east
And all points in-between
Underneath the lines of thought
You're there and then you're not
The mayans stole tomorrow, hid it underground
We come with heavy magnets but it still hasn't been found
I'm sweating out my secrets in the temazcal
They're screaming in the calle that there are stars about to fall
Looking through the trees
Cities and the seas
Things we've seen
Ovnis on the lawn
They're there and then they're gone
There and then they're gone
Searching west and east
All points in between
And underneath the hand of god
You're there and then you're not
Lyrics submitted by saltandpepper
Temazcal Lyrics as written by Conor M Oberst
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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I think this was inspired by being in Mexico with the Mystic Valley Band. The hammock line ("swinging in the hammock") made me wonder, because I remember them saying that there was a hammock on every porch where they were staying. Valle Mistico is located in the Tepoztlan Valley ("the dancing in the valley"), and the references to Mayans and Temezcal certainly suggest that he's talking about Mexico. Like someone above said, "OVNI" is basically Spanish for UFO, and Tepoztlan is said to have a lot of UFO sightings.
I'm not saying that the song has anything to do with an experience with the Mystic Valley Band, but I definitely think the imagery was inspired by it.