Bring On The Ending
Matt Pond PA
Emblems (2004)

Half of all our lives are spent
Encouraged by embarrassment
We hold our heads
And stay asleep and cannot hear
In case nobody called

We'll follow the prim ones
And sit on your hands
Watch your step, don't hardly move
Speak in hushed tones
Till they bring on the ending
They bring on the ending
As we file to get outside
With all the same coats on

Here it is, December's end
And our evaluations are in
The lowland's goal is less than low
It's good, good
Easy to have met them

August light, the weightless fall
The hold of trucks could carry us all
The hot exhaust, the thoughtless sleep
We'd run, run
And fall into the river

We'd meet up at night
Pretty late by the falls
Talk too fast without regret
With headlights and stars
It was brighter than the daylight
Bodies all backlit
Unconscious though we're moving
Stereo is screaming

We'll settle for stares
Now un-glide with our hands
The basement is where we will live
And stick to the crowds without ever speaking
We want it that easy
And don't get caught dancing
Even if you're drinking
Don't get caught dancing