Sister City

Bartleby Waxes Pessimistic
There are many things I don't preferBut I am not particularThere are many things I haven't seenBut none of those things bother meI'd rather be a sleeper than a martyrI'd rather be a child than a fatherI'd rather be a beggar than a choserI'd rather never make a choice againI could tell you what I'd rather be If everything were up to meBut none of it would ever make me happyWhen I start to use the future tenseMy mouth dries up, my eyes expandTo empty globes impermanent like peopleThere are many things that I have not doneI am full of spite towards each and every oneThere are many things that I have never triedThey will remain that way until the day I dieI'd rather be a failure than a dreamerI'd rather never know than know at allI'd rather die today than live foreverI'd rather that I'd never lived at allI could tell you what I'd rather be SongtexteIf everything were up to meBut none of it would ever make me happyWhen I start to use the future tenseMy mouth dries up, my eyes expandTo empty globes impermanent like peopleEver since I had the thought that everything I know will all be goneI've been scared to thinkEver since I figured out that nothing anybody does will meanA god damn thingI've decided I would rather be a christianI don't believe in god, but what's belief?Of course I wouldn't want an afterlife in heavenHell's the only place I'd rather be Aus Songtexte Mania