Your Past Life as a Blast [Cambridge, 2019] Songtext
von Okkervil River

Your life, back in a banner year
A blast of light, a brace of cheers
A house of wild accolades
Evaporating on an August night
And I′m looking out into the sound
And I'm breathing deep, and I′m turning around

"Do you, do you want to swim out to that island?"
Touch my wrist, it's shaking just like someday
Baby, when we're older
Cash will be inside our kisses, someday
Maybe, baby, when I′m gold

Your hair is thin and light
As a light forest fire in summertime
Your throat, where it′s exposed
Looks like a crime
I'll sneak-up slow and whisper quiet


Your pretty face looks like an island
Rising from a sea that′s slowly drying
"Do you, do you want to sail out in the silence?"
"Will you, will you come over here and do me violence?"

Press your ear against my wrist
You'll hear the blood is racing some way, going wherever
"Will you, will you stand up strong and tall and be my shelter?"

How will we go? What do you think?
Into the dust? Into the drink?
You slipped your fears into my head
Some midnight freeway ride along with Jennifer

Hotels, jails and hospital details
The highway hugs the water
I had to cross a field of seething fire
To see the moonlight on the river

I had to let a good friend cut me down
To know how much I could forgive her
"Do you, do you want to come and make me shiver?"
Squeeze my arm and feel it pull away like someday
Baby, when we differ


I′ll tell you what I didn't say
I′ll tell you about the way I really miss him
I miss those days
You can tell them what you wanna tell them
Tell them 'bout the way you really loved her your way

And shake it, shake it, shake it off
And take another
Because no one, no one is gonna stop me
From loving my brother
No one, no one is gonna stop me
From loving my brother and my sister
No one, no one is gonna stop me
From loving my

No one, no one is gonna stop me
From loving my brother
No one, no one is gonna stop me
From loving my brother
No one, no one is gonna stop me
From loving my brother
No one, no one is gonna stop me
From loving my brother
Not even my brother

Thank you so much
Thank you, we love you