Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Ballad of the Dying Man, artist - Father John Misty. Date of issue: 06.04.2017
Song language: English
Ballad of the Dying Man |
| Naturally the dying man wonders to himself: |
| Has commentary been more lucid than anybody else? |
| And had he successfully beaten back the rising tide |
| Of idiots, dilettantes, and fools |
| On his watch while he was alive |
| Lord, just a little more time |
| Oh, in no time at all |
| This’ll be the distant past, ooh |
| So says the dying man once I’m in the box |
| Just think of all the overrated hacks running amok |
| And all of the pretentious, ignorant voices that will go unchecked |
| The homophobes, hipsters, and one percent |
| The false feminists he’d managed to detect |
| Oh, who will critique them once he’s left? |
| Oh, in no time at all |
| This’ll be the distant past |
| What he’d give for one more day to rate and analyze |
| The world made in his image as of yet to realize |
| What a mess to leave behind |
| Eventually the dying man takes his final breath |
| But first checks his news feed to see what he’s 'bout to miss |
| And it occurs to him a little late in the game |
| We leave as clueless as we came |
| From the rented heavens to the shadows in the cave |
| We’ll all be wrong someday |
| Oh, oh, oh |