no music lives here
(this song was never recorded by Death and Taxes,
but was played live at quite a few of our final shows)
so monolithic
pressed into one
stoic and impossibly certain that
all's been outdone
seeing everything in a wide-eyed view
calls into question your absolutes
no music lives here
contention of thin air
nobody thinks about anything
tune of the many
written by the few
played by the second-handers in
concert for you
i've seen my good intentions fail
i've seen my good intentions
broken and portioned
doled out en masse
seeing everything in a wide-eyed view
no music lives here
contention of thin air
nobody thinks about anything
no music lives here
contention of thin air
no music lives in america