Lyrics Let Me Bathe in Demonic Light - The Mountain Goats

Let Me Bathe in Demonic Light

Down at the end of a bombed-out street
The shell of a house where my friends and me used to meet
Someday the old flesh will give way to the new
Find a functioning mirror inside and slip right through
And there, there I will be
And who, who’s coming with me?
To show me my one true face
When I arrive at my preordained place
Chain of command may be 10 years long
I emerge in Manhattan
Still young and strong
Someday the hellhound will pick up the scent on the trail
Zero in on my penthouse and then pierce the veil
And there, there I will be
And who, who’s coming with me?
To show me my one true face
When I arrive at my preordained place
Hopeless but free
Lit up like a marquee over the freeway
Where does the long trail end?
Here
Here with my new friend
Fruits of the spirit heavy on the vine
Undying hunger deep in the bloodline
Dodge the hook like a steel head
Swim right through the night
Break the surface and rise like a geyser
When my time is right
And there, there I’ll be
And who, who among you, who’s coming with me?
To show me my one true face
When I arrive at my preordained place
When I arrive, yeah
When I arrive
When I arrive