And so we dress to kid ourselves into thinking
That we have nothing left
Why can’t we just shut up and breathe in the moment?
Then we undress and please ourselves
At least that’s what we were taught to think
Is this really worth it?
So they crashed those planes and we all woke up from the dream
The plot twisted - can it be straightened?
Well, give me the pen
I will write the first sentence
So should we just move on or just wait for something to happen?
Well, then nothing happens
Waiting is just fear of change
You’re so scared of change you can feel it
So you think you can change the way things are
Well, give me the pen and I’ll write the first sentence
It won’t be a thesis or a blank question
It will be a song and it will start out with, "And so we dress . . ."
Once the shoe has dropped it will never stop
The future has been scripted, can it be revised?
Give me the pen and I‘ll write the first sentence



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    General Comment:all these songs are so timeless, its kind of crazy, this song always used to remind me of alot of joan of arc stuff for some reason.
    Flag blankets_stareon November 24, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:bah....

    I dont get the "and so we dress bit.. " bit :(

    its like he is saying that if you are afraid of change he will help you out by starting the sentence/song.. well thats the first line of this song so is that saying that he too is afraid of change.. just goes round in circles ???

    its late sorry for that accidental post....
    Flag adomon February 05, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:i dont get the "and so we dress... " bit :(
    Flag adomon February 05, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:landon hedges, that's all I have to say.
    Flag eatingbookson October 04, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:fabulous song.
    Flag apollo IVon April 05, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:oh and i hate people who mispell oberst. ooooooooh diss your motha
    Flag deadpeoplerhoton January 08, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:anybody know what they r saying when they r talking on the phone at the end???
    Flag deadpeoplerhoton December 11, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:hey 'a toy plane' ... it's OBERST dumbass
    Flag the green eyeson June 23, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:a toy plane...actually it's conor obErst but yea,watever. i think this song is about 9/11 too for sure so good tho and such clever writing never ever get tired of conor.
    Flag kykylazzaraon January 03, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:Simplicity in music may be key in some cases, but Desaparecidos are pretty complex. They have those chaotic guitars which are just beautiful. And the lyrics...brilliant. So I say, yes, simplicity is good, but complexity too.
    Flag FakeEstateon June 15, 2004   Link

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