Bright Eyes — Just Once in the World

[Verse 1] Found the throughline for all humankind If given the time, they’ll blow up or walk on the moon It’s just what they do For personal gain, on Thanksgiving Day I joined the parade, I stood at the top of the float And threw out a rose Watched a blast from the past, Indigenous dance Started to laugh and then I just started to cry This world is waving goodbye [Chorus 1] So cut a rug, let’s throw a party Birthday cards for everyone Swallow hard and say you’re sorry Just admit what you have done [Verse 2] I studied your work like architecture Cathedral of words, the meaning’s not easy to tell Comes back around on itself Admirers, your biographer, the odometer There’s no way to turn back the clock It’s going to run until it stops So excited to play, turned up all the way Electric, ecstatic, psychotic jumped into the drums Was pandemonium [Chorus 2] So if it’s time let’s go together I will be your ballast now Let’s sail into that stormy weather No matter how it turns out [Bridge] I just want to stand by your side (Guard my darling bride) When everyone calls you a lie I’ll be your shield (They don't know you) There’s still some truth worth defending Let’s stroll to the edge of the cliff (Fear imbalanced bliss) Stop here and give me a kiss Now we’re walking on air (Breeze and lightness) There’s no hell beneath our feet [Verse 3] If it ever occurred, just once in the world A love as absurd as ours I would scream what we lost From the mountaintop