Philology
from Philology by Prairie Rehab
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Philology
You can say good-bye in forty languages
You can tell a myriad of tales
When I open up my arms to take you in
You embark again and off you sail
You're long distance calls
Disconnected ends
Montezuman halls
And “Good-bye, my friend”
You could charm the stars out of their lofty heights
You could woo the moon down to the earth
I cannot stay livid in your amber eyes
Turning saturninity to mirth
You're a ship from Spain
And a gondolier
Sunlight on the Seine
And “Good-bye, my dear”
You've been promising for longer than I know
How you're going to make it up to me
You've been gone for something like millennia
Meanwhile, I've been stationary
You're a famed philologist
I'm an ordinary fool
Standing in the London mists
You swore you'd steal the
Windsor jewels
Stuck here in this rustic town
Longing for my bon vivant
When I'm feeling six feet down
I pretend it's me you want
I pretend it's me you want
You can say good-bye in forty languages
I can tell myself you'll soon return
I am all a-flutter at the thought of it
Like a lunatic, I cannot learn
I'm a busted wheel
On a Pullman car
And I feel mobile
But I won't get far
© 2010 Lacie Mangels (Filament Glow Music ASCAP)
You can say good-bye in forty languages
You can tell a myriad of tales
When I open up my arms to take you in
You embark again and off you sail
You're long distance calls
Disconnected ends
Montezuman halls
And “Good-bye, my friend”
You could charm the stars out of their lofty heights
You could woo the moon down to the earth
I cannot stay livid in your amber eyes
Turning saturninity to mirth
You're a ship from Spain
And a gondolier
Sunlight on the Seine
And “Good-bye, my dear”
You've been promising for longer than I know
How you're going to make it up to me
You've been gone for something like millennia
Meanwhile, I've been stationary
You're a famed philologist
I'm an ordinary fool
Standing in the London mists
You swore you'd steal the
Windsor jewels
Stuck here in this rustic town
Longing for my bon vivant
When I'm feeling six feet down
I pretend it's me you want
I pretend it's me you want
You can say good-bye in forty languages
I can tell myself you'll soon return
I am all a-flutter at the thought of it
Like a lunatic, I cannot learn
I'm a busted wheel
On a Pullman car
And I feel mobile
But I won't get far
© 2010 Lacie Mangels (Filament Glow Music ASCAP)
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released February 26, 2011
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