Amy aka Spent Gladiator 1 (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 1)

The Mountain Goats - Rock, Live
Amy aka Spent Gladiator 1 (Jordan Lake Sessions Volume 1)
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[Verse 1] Do every stupid thing that makes you feel alive Do every stupid thing to try to drive the dark away Let people call you crazy for the choices that you make Climb limits past the limits Jump in front of trains all day [Chorus] And stay alive Just stay alive [Verse 2] Play with matches if you think you need to play with matches Seek out the hidden places where the fire burns hot and bright Find where the heat's unbearable and stay there if you have to Don't hurt anybody on your way up to the light [Chorus] And stay alive (ha) Just stay alive [Bridge] People might laugh at your tattoos When they do, gеt new ones in completеly garish hues [Verse 3] I hide down in my corner, because I like my corner I am happy where the vermin play Make up magic spells; we wear them like protective shells Go out and find landmines on the battlefield But find you the one safe way [Chorus] And stay alive You just stay alive Just stay alive Yeah [Outro] That's "Amy", from Transcendental Youth. Let me tell you, that was really fun to play. Uh, as I was saying earlier: uh, I wish I had my eyes on y'all. It's weird for us to not be on stages in front of audiences, in rooms. To me, where the music happens is in the rooms. But we can't go to those rooms right now, because, as my son would say, "because of the corona virus," and that's right Uh, and it will pass, all plagues have passed, so far. Um, so but um, I miss you. I speak for all four of us. And for Brandon, and Navel, and Trudy. I miss seeing you guys What are we playing next? "Until I Am Whole" Okay, well that's a sad song, so it sort of walks into what I was saying about feeling sad and alienated, so...
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- John Darnielle