The Hold Steady - Traditional Village lyrics

The professor was pointing out
The subtle distinctions
In the difference between plunder and pillage
Everyone has such an important position
When you live in a traditional village
The waiter walked up with his arm in a sling
The doctor said it's sort of suspicious
Pretty sure that he's not even injured
He's just fishing for another prescription
They marched us into museums
We were always all carsick and bored
Stood in front of some painting
And I just started laughing
When I saw the expression on the thief
To the left of our Lord

Pastors reminiscing about the holiday pageant
And it's coming off more
Creepy than nostalgic
And the guys that he said would
Make us fishers of men


Were just grifters and grey alcoholics
Down at the rock and roll station
They're exhuming the bones
Maybe death's just when you
Hang up the telephone
And the reason these people
Still listen to Zeppelin
Is it sounds really cool when you're stoned
And we're not in this alone
Two thousand light years from home

The dam is loose from constant overusage
He did the whole thing where
He grabs at his heart
When you live in a traditional village
We all do our own little part
This is the future, we can make a new start
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We got new information
Computers hidden in caves
Intelligent medications
Updated ways to invade
We've obtained all the answers
Yeah, we saw the whole score
In the sideways smile on the thief
To the left of our Lord