Departure - Live From The National Bowl, Milton Keynes / 1995

Lyrics

[Intro] We're gonna do a new song, this is called "Departure" It's about- it's about passage, and uh- it's about life and life is about- You know, part of life is death and that's what this song is about It's a new song, and uh- we like it a lot Here you go [Verse 1] Just arrived Singapore, San Sebastian, Spain, 26-hour trip Salt Lake City, come in spring over the salt flats A hailstorm brought you back to me Salt Lake City, come in spring over the salt flats A hailstorm brought you back to me [Chorus] Here it comes I'm carried away Here it comes I'm carried away Here it comes [Verse 2] Departure, godspeed, blеss his heart, good Lord What a fuck-up, what a fighter A free-fall, motorcycle, hang-glidеr Hung on the line like a, a poison spider Win a eulogy from William Greider A car crash, ptomaine, disposable lighter A bus plunge, avalanche, poison spider Free-fall, motorcycle, hang-glider [Chorus] Here it comes (I'm carried away) Here it comes (I'm carried away) Here it comes, bad, bad [Bridge] Go, go, go, go, yeah Go, go, go, go, yeah Go, go, go, yeah [Verse 3] Well, everybody is young forever There's so much to tell you, so little time I've come a long way since, whatever Shit, I still see that word and think of you But there is so much that I can't do, yeah There's so much And you will be young forever There is so much that I can't do There is so much that I can't do [Chorus] Here it comes I'm carried away Here it comes I'm carried away Here it comes, bad, bad Here it comes I'm carried away Here it comes I'm carried away Here it comes, bad, bad [Outro] Yeah, uh Hey Bill? Yes, Michael? Why don't you do what you do best? And I'm not talking about a tractor That can only mean one thing-