Okkervil River The Velocity of Saul at the Time of
his Conversion Lyrics:
Loosen the wire, your time has expired, the only
word left is "goodbye." In my new dream the
light's shining on me, little needles of sodium
unstitch the seams of the sky. Hold your head
higher, the heavenly choir is settling in for the
night. And where I had friends I am left with
loose ends; four hours of vision exchanged for
four hours of fright. But enough of "the
fight," enough "you and I," enough of
"prevail" or "walk in the light." While
the angels stand by I get high as a kite. I'm too
tired to smile or know that I'm right. Am I right?
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And all our best-laid plans, they crumbled in our
hands. Our flags fell where they'd fanned. You
held in your breath, long after projections of
death you sat in the waiting room gasping and
rasped on dry land. But the audience is tired;
"we've had enough fire, we're entering the age
now of ice." And I, feeling older, pull off to
the shoulder and wonder, with my head in my hands,
should I call my wife and say "enough 'you and
I,' enough of 'the fight,' enough of
'prevail' or 'walk in the light'?" While
the angels stood by I got high as a kite, too
tired to smile or know that I'm right. And when
the spacecraft came down I was left on the ground.
Will you keep me around, will you help me survive
after my
Lyrics: The Velocity of Saul at the Time of his Conversion,
Okkervil River [end]