Einar Stray Orchestra - 20.000 Nights lyrics

The machinery of a plasma
Screen and stereo sound
Made the television hostess’ eyelids
Twitch and drown in tears of joy
Cause how she loved to announce
Her favorite band finally on her
Show playing their own songs

That profound preaching hypnotized me
I admit her sudden earnestness made
Every lightning hit
It stroke me down and left
A scorch of hopefulness
That there is still a little glimpse
Of soul in pop music

Out to plasma screens
In every home the stereo rang
When the band began
Strummed their instruments and sang
And you could tell by their
Charisma they were pros
The jealousy rose in me and I was sold

I see reasons why we stay alive
You see reasons why we are a lie
I see reasons we still have the light
You see reasons why we're still-life

And when the television hostess goes to sleep
She'll pray her earnestness will
Not hurt her career
I hope she'll understand the
Meaning of her fear
The influential consequences of her cheer

I see reasons why we stay alive
You see reasons why we are a lie
I see reasons we still have the light
You see reasons why we're still-life

And when the television hostess
Is put to ground
I'll be on television singing on her song
With tears of joy cause
How I'll love to announce
She was my savior and my youth
Sometimes my doubts