The Absence of God

Lyrics

[Verse 1] The absence of God will bring you comfort, baby And planning is for the poor, so let's pretend that we're rich And I'm not my body, or how I choose to destroy it Folk singers sing songs for the workin', baby We're just recreation for all those doctors and lawyers There's no relief for the bleeding heart 'Cause they'll be losin' bodies tonight [Chorus] And Rob says, "You love, love, love And then you die..." I've watched him while sleeping and seen him crying With closed eyes [Verse 2] And you're not happy, but you're funny And I'm trippin' over my joy And I just keep on getting up again We could be daytime drunks if we wanted We'd never get anything done that way, baby And we'd still be ruled by our dueling perspectives And I'm not my perspective, or the lies I'll tell you every time [Chorus] And Morgan says, "Maybe love won't let you down All of your failures are training grounds And just as your back's turned, you'll be surprised," She says, "as your solitude subsides" [Bridge] And Mike, I'll teach you how to swim If you turn the bad in me into good again [Chorus] And I say, "There's trouble when everything is fine" The need to destroy things creeps up on me every time And just as love's silhouette appears I close my eyes and disappear, tonight [Outro] And something's gotta change 'Cause our love's the slowest moving train