Andrew Bird's Bowl Of Fire Masterfade Lyrics

Well you sure didn't look like you were having any fun
With that heavy-metal gaze they'd have to measure in tons
And when you look up at the sky
All you see are zeroes
And all you see are zeroes and ones

You took my hand and led me down to watch the Kewpie doll parade
We let the kittens lick our hair and drank our chalky lemonade
It's not that I just didn't care I must admit I was afraid
And I'm awful glad my finger's resting gently on the masterfade

Masterfade
I could've played along
Masterfade
I could've played Mah Jongg
But it just takes too long
And I just can't remember
Which way the East wind blows.

Does it matter
If we're all matter
What's the matter? Does it matter
If we're all matter when we're done?
When the sky is full of zeroes and ones

I saw you standing all alone in the electrostatic rain
I thought at last I'd found a situation you can't explain
With GPS you know it's all just a matter of degrees
Your happiness won't find you underneath that canopy of trees

If the green grass is 6 and the soybeans are 7
The junebugs are 8 the weeds and thistles are 11
If the 1s just hold their place the 0s make a smiley face
When they come floating down from the heavens

You took my hand and led me down to watch a papillon parade
We let the kittens lick our hair and drank our chalky lemonade
You squeezed my hand and told me softly that I shouldn't be afraid
Because all the while your finger's resting gently on the masterfade

Masterfade
I could've played along
Masterfade
Oh no, I could've played Mah Jongg
But it just takes too long
And who the hell can remember
Which way the East wind blows
When you're lying on the ground
Staring up at that inverted compass
I mean Christ who knows?

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