That Was My Brain on Elves

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I happened to be awake When the postman came with your latest package He made a remark about the frequency of orders Something about destroying the rainforests And it made me think about death But not in a way that would make you unhappy I realized the things that we buy are an island And it's there that I want to be buried [Chorus] But that was my brain on elves That was my brain on simple pleasures That was my only vice That was my only vice [Verse 2] I was quietly congratulating a bitter formеr lover On a brand-new job with BAE Systems But shе grabbed me by the throat and arrested my breathing In the way she might have subdued a chicken And it made me think about meat But not in a way that prepared me for dinner I understood, finally, that animals have feelings But not in a way they can monetize [Chorus] But that was my brain on elves That was my brain on object permanence That was my only vice That was my only vice