Styrofoam Plates
from The Photo Album (Deluxe Edition) by Death Cab for Cutie
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THERE’S A SALTWATER FILM ON THE JAR OF YOUR ASHES; I THREW THEM TO SEA, BUT A GUST BLEW THEM BACKWARDS AND THE STING IN MY EYES THAT YOU THEN INFLICTED WAS PAR FOR THE COURSE JUST AS WHEN YOU WERE LIVING. IT’S NO STRETCH TO SAY YOU WERE NOT QUITE A FATHER BUT A DONOR OF SEEDS TO A POOR, SINGLE MOTHER THAT WOULD RAISE US ALONE, WE NEVER SAW THE MONEY THAT WENT DOWN YOUR THROAT THROUGH THE HOLE IN YOUR BELLY. THIRTEEN YEARS OLD IN THE SUBURBS OF DENVER, STANDING IN LINE FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER AT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, THE SERVERS WORE CROSSES TO SHIELD FROM THE SUFFERANCE PLAGUING THE OTHERS. STYROFOAM PLATES, CAFETERIA TABLES, CHARITY REEKS OF CHEAP WINE AND PITY AND I’M THINKING OF YOU, I DO EVERY YEAR WHEN WE COUNT ALL OUR BLESSINGS AND I WONDER WHAT WE’RE DOING HERE. YOU’RE A DISGRACE TO THE CONCEPT OF FAMILY, THE PRIEST WON’T DIVULGE THAT FACT IN HIS HOMILY AND I’LL STAND UP AND SCREAM IF THE MOURNING REMAIN QUIET, YOU CAN DECK OUT A LIE IN A SUIT, BUT I WON’T BUY IT. I WON’T JOIN IN THE PROCESSION THAT’S SPEAKING THEIR PEACE, USING FIVE DOLLAR WORDS WHILE PRAISING HIS INTEGRITY. JUST ‘CAUSE HE’S GONE, IT DOESN’T CHANGE THE FACT: HE WAS A BASTARD IN LIFE, THUS A BASTARD IN DEATH.
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from The Photo Album (Deluxe Edition),
released October 9, 2001
(GIBBARD/HARMER/WALLA) BG VOCAL / GUITAR NH BASS GUITAR MS DRUMS CW TREMOLO / GUITAR / SWELLS / PIANO
PRODUCED BY CHRIS WALLA
(GIBBARD/HARMER/WALLA) BG VOCAL / GUITAR NH BASS GUITAR MS DRUMS CW TREMOLO / GUITAR / SWELLS / PIANO
PRODUCED BY CHRIS WALLA
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Death Cab for Cutie is an American alternative rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. The band is composed of Ben Gibbard, Nick Harmer, Jason McGerr, Dave Depper, and Zac Rae. They have been nominated for eight Grammy Awards. The band’s tenth studio album ‘Asphalt Meadows’ is out now. ... more
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