Parenthetical Girls

On Death & Endearments
gentlemen please rise in light of why we're gathered here tonight this is it though I'm shit with goodbyes suffice to say well I haven't much timeso how sure and choose to make you serve this life allotted mewell you few know and knew and each played to be begrudging accessory so I should think it wise in debt to your unseemly sacrifice to see that when I die none of my sordid scenes come to lifeand me I see no need to catalog what deeds I may have doneif we'll all agree to keep these tunes of my demise unclarifiedhistory she will surely forgive me and history she will think of me fondly in one's eye it half reminds to just apologizeSongtextein case less dignifiedbefore I knew what do to and not to dobut sure of course there's shamein certain things I may have done but shame is not even worse and philandering's the one thing even I can't afford measure me in grief survived in score by pride for progeny and I love sometimes the meekstill sure to speed these secrets we keepthey say let me stay ostensibly the saint I seem to be for now my nose is clean so bury these peculiarities with mehistory she will surely forgive me and history she will scarcely forget meso no tearful goodbyesin light of why we're gathered here tonightto you I confide suffice to say well I haven't much time Aus Songtexte Mania