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t bone burnett - the secret in their eyes lyrics

john doe and i were out in hollywood one night
until the wee small hours, just before daylight
john told me a story about a kick fight
that our friend dennis had with an ingenue who
had been discovered by alan ladd, jr
it was all completely mad and complicated
this cannot be overstated
and we had enough mezcal
we were transported back in time
so, at the moment they walked out of the woods
we were out of our minds, and they were singing
“god rest my troubled soul and give my poor heart ease”
they were eating anthracite coal and drinking anti+freeze

they had surrendered to the machine many long years ago
and now a vampire was their queen, and an addict was their pharoah
they had surrendered to the machine without a shot being fired
and now they don’t know what they mean, but they are wired

they don’t believe in god and yet they fear him
at least they have it half right as they sing their hymn
“god rest my troubled soul, and give my poor heart ease
dig me out of this hole, take me out of this place please
take me up into the clouds, away from this pain and sorrow
this disbelief, these angry crowds
this misery, this world bizarro
god rest my troubled soul, and give my poor heart ease
god rest my troubled soul”
our brains are washed but they’re not clean
we dream other people’s dreams
our brains are washed but they’re not clean
we dream other people’s dreams
god rest my troubled soul, and give my poor heart ease
god rest my troubled soul

- t bone burnett lyrics

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