Ashes of American Flags - Stravinsky Mix
The cash machine is blue and green
For a hundred in twenties and a small service fee
I could spend three dollars and 63 cents
On diet Coca-Cola and unlit cigarettes
I wonder why we listen to poets when nobody gives a fuck
How hot and sorrowful, this machine begs for luck
All my lies are always wishes
I know I would die if I could come back new
We want a good life with a nose for things
The fresh wind and bright sky to enjoy my suffering
A hole without a key, if I break my tongue
Speaking of tomorrow, how will it ever come?
All my lies are always wishes
I know I would die if I could come back new
I'm down on my hands and knees every time a doorbell rings
I shake like a toothache when I hear myself sing
All my lies are only wishes
I know I would die if I could come back new
I would like to salute the ashes of American flags
And all the fallen leaves filling up shopping bags
For a hundred in twenties and a small service fee
I could spend three dollars and 63 cents
On diet Coca-Cola and unlit cigarettes
I wonder why we listen to poets when nobody gives a fuck
How hot and sorrowful, this machine begs for luck
All my lies are always wishes
I know I would die if I could come back new
We want a good life with a nose for things
The fresh wind and bright sky to enjoy my suffering
A hole without a key, if I break my tongue
Speaking of tomorrow, how will it ever come?
All my lies are always wishes
I know I would die if I could come back new
I'm down on my hands and knees every time a doorbell rings
I shake like a toothache when I hear myself sing
All my lies are only wishes
I know I would die if I could come back new
I would like to salute the ashes of American flags
And all the fallen leaves filling up shopping bags
Credits
Writer(s): Jeffrey Scot Tweedy, Jay Bennett
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