

Mitski / Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Season 45 Episode 4510 | 54m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
Savor the experimental performances of Mitski and Rainbow Kitten Surprise.
Savor the experimental rock of singer/songwriter Mitski and indie rockers Rainbow Kitten Surprise. New Yorker Mitski plays songs from her album Be the Cowboy, while North Carolina’s RKS perform cuts from their record How To: Friend, Love, Freefall.
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Mitski / Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Season 45 Episode 4510 | 54m 6sVideo has Closed Captions
Savor the experimental rock of singer/songwriter Mitski and indie rockers Rainbow Kitten Surprise. New Yorker Mitski plays songs from her album Be the Cowboy, while North Carolina’s RKS perform cuts from their record How To: Friend, Love, Freefall.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship-"Austin City Limits" presents acclaimed indie songwriter and performer, Mitski... -♪ 'Cause all I ever wanted is here ♪ ♪ All I ever wanted ♪ ♪ All I want is always you ♪ ♪ It's always you ♪ -And the kinetic energy of Rainbow Kitten Surprise.
-♪ You better hide your love ♪ ♪ Hide your love ♪ ♪ La-la-la, hide your love ♪ ♪ Hide your love ♪ ♪ You better hide your love, hide your love ♪ ♪ Na-na-na-na hide your love ♪ ♪ Hide your love ♪ ♪ You better hide your love ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ -Recorded live from the Moody Theater, it's "Austin City Limits."
-She's been called one of the most interesting songwriters and performers of her generation: here is Mitski.
♪♪ ♪♪ -♪ I will take good care of you ♪ ♪ I will take good care of you ♪ ♪ Everything you feel is good ♪ ♪ If you would only let you ♪ ♪ I will wash your hair at night ♪ ♪ And dry it off with care ♪ ♪ I will see your body bare ♪ ♪ And still I will live here ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ So stay with me ♪ ♪ Hold my hand ♪ ♪ There's no need ♪ ♪ To be brave ♪ ♪ And all the quiet nights you bear ♪ ♪ Seal them up with care ♪ ♪ No one needs to know they're there ♪ ♪ For I will hold them for you ♪ ♪ 'Cause all I ever wanted is here ♪ ♪ All I ever wanted ♪ ♪ All I want is ♪ ♪ Always you ♪ ♪ It's always you ♪ ♪ And we're not out of the tunnel ♪ ♪ I bet you though there's an end ♪ ♪ Stay with me ♪ ♪ Hold my hand ♪ ♪ There's no need ♪ ♪ To be brave ♪ ♪ And while you sleep ♪ ♪ I'll be scared ♪ ♪ So by the time you wake ♪ ♪ I'll be brave ♪ ♪ I'll be brave ♪ ♪ I'll be brave ♪ [ Vocalizing ] ♪♪ [ Cheering and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I don't smoke ♪ ♪ Except for when I'm missing you ♪ ♪ To remember your mouth, ♪ How it tasted true ♪ ♪ And I don't smoke ♪ ♪ Except for after I've held you, baby ♪ ♪ Being with you ♪ ♪ Makes the flame burn good ♪ ♪♪ ♪ So if you need to be mean ♪ ♪ Be mean to me ♪ ♪ I can take it and put it inside of me ♪ ♪ If your hands need to break ♪ ♪ More than trinkets in your room ♪ ♪ You can lean on my arm ♪ ♪ As you break my heart ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I'm what's left of when we ♪ ♪ Swam under the moon ♪ ♪ Now the rest of my days are just ♪ ♪ Waiting for when ♪ ♪ You come down and tell me ♪ ♪ I was meant for you, baby ♪ ♪ Being with you ♪ ♪ Makes the flame burn good ♪ ♪ If you need to be mean ♪ ♪ Be mean to me ♪ ♪ I can take it and put it inside of me ♪ ♪ If your hands need to break ♪ ♪ More than trinkets in your room ♪ ♪ You can lean on my arm ♪ ♪ As you break my heart ♪ ♪ Just don't leave me alone ♪ ♪ Wondering where you are ♪ ♪ I am stronger than you give me ♪ ♪ Credit for ♪ ♪ If your hands need to break ♪ ♪ More than trinkets in your room ♪ ♪ You can lean on my arm ♪ ♪ As you break my heart ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheering and applause ] ♪♪ [ Cheering and applause ] ♪♪ ♪ If I could, I'd be your little spoon ♪ ♪ And kiss your fingers ♪ ♪ Forevermore ♪ ♪ But, big spoon, you have so much to do ♪ ♪ And I have nothing ahead of me ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You're the sun, you've never seen the night ♪ ♪ But you hear its song from the morning birds ♪ ♪ Well I'm not the moon, I'm not even a star ♪ ♪ But awake at night ♪ ♪ I'll be singing to the birds ♪ ♪ Don't wait for me ♪ ♪ I can't come ♪ ♪ 'Cause your mother wouldn't approve of ♪ ♪ How my mother raised me ♪ ♪ But I do, I think I do ♪ ♪ And you're an all-American boy ♪ ♪ I guess I couldn't help trying ♪ ♪ To be your best American girl ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ You're the one ♪ ♪ You're all I ever wanted ♪ ♪ I think I'll regret this ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ 'Cause our mother wouldn't approve of ♪ ♪ How my mother raised me ♪ ♪ But I do, I finally do ♪ ♪ And you're an all-American boy ♪ ♪ I guess I couldn't help trying ♪ ♪ To be your best American girl ♪ ♪ Your mother wouldn't approve of ♪ ♪ How my mother raised me ♪ ♪ But I do, I think I do ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheering and applause ] My name is Mitski, thank you all so much for being here.
[ Cheering and applause ] Wow, you can really see me at all angles... [ Chuckles ] Good thing I'm confident in my body.
[ Cheering and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ My baby, my baby ♪ ♪ You're my baby, say it to me ♪ ♪ Baby, my baby ♪ ♪ Tell your baby that I'm your baby ♪ ♪ I bet on losing dogs ♪ ♪ I know they're losing and I pay for my place ♪ ♪ By the ring ♪ ♪ Where I'll be looking in their eyes when they're down ♪ ♪ I'll be there on their side ♪ ♪ I'm losing by their side ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Would you let me, baby ♪ ♪ Lose on losing dogs ♪ ♪ I know they're losing and I pay for my place ♪ ♪ By the ring ♪ ♪ Where I'll be looking in their eyes when they're down ♪ ♪ I wanna feel it ♪ ♪ I bet on losing dogs ♪ ♪ I always want you when I'm finally fine ♪ ♪ How you'd be over me looking in my eyes when I... ♪ ♪ Someone to watch me die ♪ ♪ Someone to watch me die ♪ ♪ I bet on losing dogs ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheering and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I will retire to the Salton Sea ♪ ♪ At the age of 23 ♪ ♪ For I'm starting to learn ♪ ♪ I may never be free ♪ ♪ But though I may never be free ♪ ♪ -- you and your money ♪ ♪ I'm tired of your money ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ And I sit on the curb 'cause it's the prettiest night ♪ ♪ With no one else in sight ♪ ♪ You know I wore this dress for you ♪ ♪ These killer heels for you ♪ ♪ See the dark, it moves ♪ ♪ With every breath of the breeze ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheering and applause ] ♪♪ ♪ Happy came to visit me ♪ ♪ He bought cookies on the way ♪ ♪ I poured him tea and he told me ♪ ♪ It'll all be okay ♪ ♪ Well I told him I'd do anything ♪ ♪ To have him stay with me ♪ ♪ So he laid me down ♪ ♪ And I felt Happy inside of me ♪ ♪ He laid me down ♪ ♪ And I felt Happy ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Oh, if you're going, take the train ♪ ♪ So I can hear it rumble ♪ ♪ One last rumble ♪ ♪ And when you go, take this heart ♪ ♪ I'll make no more use of it when there's no more you ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I was in the bathroom ♪ ♪ I didn't hear him leave ♪ ♪ I locked the door behind him ♪ ♪ And I turned around to see ♪ ♪ All the cookie wrappers ♪ ♪ And the empty cups of tea ♪ ♪ Well, I sighed and mumbled to myself ♪ ♪ Again, I have to clean ♪ ♪ I sighed and mumbled to myself ♪ ♪ If you're going, take the train ♪ ♪ So I can hear it rumble ♪ ♪ One last rumble ♪ ♪ And when you go, take this heart ♪ ♪ I'll make no more use of it when there's no more you ♪ ♪ And if you're going, take the moon ♪ ♪ Then maybe I will see you ♪ ♪ In the night, I'll see you ♪ ♪ And when you go, take this heart ♪ ♪ I'll make no more use of it when there's no more you ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheering and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Does it smell like a school gymnasium in here?
♪ ♪♪ ♪ It's funny how they're all the same ♪ ♪♪ ♪ It's funny how you always remember ♪ ♪ And we've both done it all a hundred times before ♪ ♪♪ ♪ It's funny how I still forgot ♪ ♪♪ ♪ It would be a hundred times easier ♪ ♪ If we were young again ♪ ♪ But as it is ♪ ♪ And it is ♪ ♪♪ ♪ We're just two slow dancers ♪ ♪ Last ones out ♪ ♪♪ ♪ We're two slow dancers ♪ ♪ Last ones out ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ And the ground has been slowly pulling us back down ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You see it on both our skin ♪ ♪♪ ♪ We get a few years ♪ ♪ And then it wants us back ♪ ♪ It would be a hundred times easier ♪ ♪ If we were young again ♪ ♪ But as it is ♪ ♪ And it is ♪ ♪ To think that we could stay the same ♪ ♪ To think that ♪ ♪ We could stay the same ♪ ♪ To think that we could stay the same ♪ ♪ But we're two slow dancers ♪ ♪ Last ones out ♪ ♪ We're two slow dancers ♪ ♪ Last ones out ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Two slow dancers ♪ ♪ Last ones out ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheering and applause ] Thank you.
♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ At night ♪ ♪ On the roof top ♪ ♪ I untie my hair ♪ ♪ And watch from my plastic chair ♪ ♪ As my dark hair ♪ ♪ Unleashes the night ♪ ♪♪ ♪ The scent of flowers ♪ ♪ Still in bloom ♪ ♪ From morning showers ♪ ♪ And I ♪ ♪ Say your name ♪ ♪ In hopes you'll hear it ♪ ♪ In the stars ♪ ♪ And carry me out ♪ ♪ Ah ♪ ♪ Carry me out ♪ ♪ Ah ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I drive when it rains ♪ ♪ At night when it rains, I drive ♪ ♪ And the headlight spirits ♪ ♪ They lead me down the Styx ♪ ♪ So black it shines ♪ ♪ And carry me out ♪ [ Vocalizing ] ♪ Carry me out ♪ [ Vocalizing ] ♪ At night ♪ ♪ On the roof top ♪ ♪ I untie my hair ♪ ♪ And watch from my plastic chair ♪ ♪ As my dark hair ♪ ♪ Unleashes the night ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheering and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheering and applause ] -Next, charismatic, whimsical, poetic, and personal -- the music of Rainbow Kitten Surprise.
-♪ I got some radio wires soldered to my heart ♪ ♪ You're the only thing that's coming in ♪ ♪ I'm getting static from my better sense ♪ ♪ Nothing on the FM ♪ ♪ See, I've been praying for a signal ♪ ♪ A sign that you haven't sent ♪ ♪ You might be an angel falling from the heavens ♪ ♪ Or a stranger from a garden party ♪ ♪ Drunk and roaming ever since ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I've got a radio heart ♪ ♪ And you're the only thing that's coming in ♪ ♪ Static from my better sense ♪ ♪ Stagnant on my betterment ♪ ♪ I'm praying for signal or a sign ♪ ♪ That you haven't sent ♪ ♪ Running from a place ♪ ♪ Where they don't make people like me ♪ ♪ I keep the car running ♪ ♪ I keep my bags packed ♪ ♪ I don't wanna leave ♪ ♪ Just don't wanna leave last ♪ ♪ I've been praying for your touch ♪ ♪ Your glance, your hand ♪ ♪ And he's a better kisser than you'd think, Mom ♪ ♪ He's a better listener than most ♪ ♪ We took pretty pictures by the sea, Mom ♪ ♪ Fell in love and sailed off ♪ ♪ And when the son of man had me in his clutches ♪ ♪ The son of man had me in his clutches ♪ ♪ But when the son of man had me in his clutches ♪ ♪ The sons of men pulled me to the touch and I loved it ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I hate you more than I miss you ♪ ♪ That's not true, I'd hate to miss you ♪ ♪ Anywhere I go, anywhere you've been before ♪ ♪ I get the chance to say goodbye ♪ ♪ Or hello, I mean, you don't call ♪ ♪ You don't write ♪ ♪ You know I've been up ♪ ♪ For forty days and forty nights ♪ ♪ And all my fears have multiplied ♪ ♪ By the silence in your eyes ♪ ♪ Does he stay for the way for the air you're movin' ♪ ♪ You're movin' ♪ ♪ Does he stay for the way for the air you're movin' ♪ ♪ You're losing it ♪ ♪ Better hide your love ♪ ♪ Hide your love ♪ ♪ Don't let it slip away, don't let it slip away ♪ ♪ You better hide your love ♪ ♪ Hide your love ♪ ♪ Don't let it slip away ♪ ♪ Don't let it slip away ♪ ♪ You better hide your love ♪ ♪ Hide your love ♪ ♪ Now, now, now, hide your love ♪ ♪ Hide your love ♪ ♪ You better hide your love ♪ ♪ Hide your love ♪ ♪ Na-na-na-na-na, hide your love ♪ ♪ Hide your love ♪ ♪ You better hide your love ♪ ♪ Hide your love ♪ [ Cheering and applause ] ♪ Listen in it isn't when you're talking for your name's sake ♪ ♪ Jesus, Mary Magdalene you are, are you okay?
♪ ♪ Sitting by the well, Jill ♪ ♪ You're falling down the hill, Jack ♪ ♪ And everybody laughs ♪ ♪ Don't you pray?
Don't you pray?
♪ ♪ To a Cocaine Jesus in a black four-seater ♪ ♪ Got a man, don't need him ♪ ♪ But you wait ♪ ♪ Call me when you want ♪ ♪ Or just call me when you need it ♪ ♪ If you only ever need it for the day ♪ ♪ High won't hold, won't hold, I have no more ♪ ♪ Than all you left of me ♪ ♪ I have, I have, I have no more ♪ ♪ Than all you leave ♪ ♪♪ ♪ High as hell, feeling fine ♪ ♪ Nothing bad but nothing kind ♪ ♪ Not a word from me ♪ ♪ At least nothing you would mind ♪ ♪ In my head, in my head, I get lonely sometimes ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Feeling fine, coming down, ♪ ♪ Never back 'cause we're never out ♪ ♪ You'll never call the cops again ♪ ♪ I'll never call her mine ♪ ♪ In my head, in my head, I get lonely sometimes ♪ ♪♪ ♪ When you find an old picture of us ♪ ♪ And you clear away the dust ♪ ♪ I hope you miss me sometimes ♪ ♪ When you see a frame that reminds you of me ♪ ♪ Would you remember the times ♪ ♪ Oh, the times that we believed ♪ ♪ In a Cocaine Jesus in a black four-seater ♪ ♪ Got a man, don't need him ♪ ♪ But you wait ♪ ♪ Call me when you want, or just call me when you need it ♪ ♪ If you only ever need it for the day ♪ ♪ High won't hold, won't hold, I have no more ♪ ♪ Than all you left of me ♪ ♪ I have, I have, I have no more ♪ ♪ Than all you leave ♪ ♪ And I'm nothing more than a page unwritten on the pavement ♪ ♪ Blowing in the wind ♪ ♪ You win a lot, and lose just a little bit more ♪ ♪ Than you gained in the end ♪ ♪ But God, I wish that I was better than I am ♪ ♪ But no luck, no love, no Gospel I could understand ♪ ♪ I'm nothing that ever wanted to lean on, yeah ♪ ♪ But even then ♪ ♪ When you find an old picture of us ♪ ♪ And you clear away the dust ♪ ♪ I hope you miss me sometimes ♪ ♪ When you see a frame that reminds you of me ♪ ♪ Would you remember the times ♪ ♪ Oh, the times that we believed ♪ ♪ In a Cocaine Jesus in a black four-seater ♪ ♪ Got a man, don't need him ♪ ♪ But you wait ♪ ♪ Call me when you want ♪ ♪ Or just call me when you need it ♪ ♪ If you only ever need it for the day ♪ ♪ Hey-hey ♪ [ Cheering and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Sugar city come home ♪ ♪ Wizard on a weekend ♪ ♪ Willing on a weekday ♪ ♪ Kidding, come on ♪ ♪ Fed up with the prepay ♪ ♪ Looking for a keepsake ♪ ♪ I'm no emerald liar ♪ ♪ Dying for a card up my sleeve ♪ ♪ I'm the gambling kind ♪ ♪ For higher stakes and brighter takes I'll play ♪ ♪ I'll make a deal with you ♪ ♪ If all you want ♪ ♪ Is not to leave love ♪ ♪ To run 'em up ♪ ♪ Call me when it lands ♪ ♪ Hit me up when you're close ♪ ♪ Call when you can ♪ ♪ Call me when you're close ♪ ♪ Sugar city, pretty magic ♪ ♪ Got me good vibes, thank God I ain't driving ♪ ♪ Traffic vision, blurred blue bleedin' ♪ ♪ That's a black out ladder, it don't matter anyhow ♪ ♪ I'm climbing, keep my good vibes ♪ ♪ And check coats for cool climates in common we got ♪ ♪ Good friends rolled light on split ends ♪ ♪ Pretty magic, traffic addicts ♪ ♪ Now I don't really know where you stay at ♪ ♪ Can I get an address?
♪ ♪ Never mind, my phone dead, forget it ♪ ♪ I don't really know where to bake that ♪ ♪ Less you tryna get in, in which case ♪ ♪ My phone dead, forget it ♪ ♪ And I never answer calls when I'm in the kitchen ♪ ♪ Cooking, it's just a thing, it's hot ♪ ♪ And I never call back when my friends all looking at me ♪ ♪ In the car 'cause it'd be all they wanna talk about ♪ ♪ Oh, you tryna to get a deal?
A deal?
A deal ♪ ♪ Sorry on the real ♪ ♪ But my eyes and my ears don't work well ♪ ♪ And the floor keeps sliding on my heels ♪ ♪ I can't feel 'em, am I still dreaming?
♪ ♪ Skull on the table a still life ♪ ♪ Is this still life?
♪ ♪ What's the meaning are we still dealing?
♪ ♪ Feel like I can't act right, oh, right ♪ ♪ Sugar city, pretty magic ♪ ♪ Got me good vibes, thank God I ain't driving ♪ ♪ Traffic vision, blurred blue bleedin' ♪ ♪ That's a black out ladder, it don't matter anyhow ♪ ♪ I'm climbing, keep my good vibes ♪ ♪ And check coats for cool climates in common ♪ ♪ We got good friends, rolled light on split ends ♪ ♪ Pretty magic, traffic addicts ♪ ♪ I'll make a deal with you ♪ ♪ If all you want ♪ ♪ Is not to leave love ♪ ♪ To run 'em up ♪ ♪ Call me when it lands ♪ ♪ Hit me up when you're close ♪ ♪ Call me when you can ♪ ♪ Call me when you close ♪ ♪♪ ♪ When were you planning on coming my way?
♪ ♪ I've been here waiting all damn day ♪ ♪ To turn the lights down low ♪ ♪ Turn the table on you ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Will you keep all that you came with and more?
♪ ♪ I'd play your game but I don't know what for ♪ ♪ Cut the cable on ♪ ♪ Every table I lose ♪ ♪♪ ♪ No ♪ ♪ Call me when it lands ♪ ♪ Hit me up when you're close ♪ ♪♪ ♪ When you know ♪ ♪ You've won ♪ [ Cheering and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Vocalizing ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ The colder the night, the warmer your hands hold ♪ ♪ Held in your arms, the hole in my head grows whole ♪ ♪♪ ♪ And I don't want to die alone ♪ ♪ But I don't wanna die at all ♪ ♪ I'm not gonna keep you by the phone, dear ♪ ♪ Hang up when you've had enough ♪ ♪ Too much to talk ♪ [ Vocalizing ] ♪ Call me when you're coming down ♪ ♪ Call me when you hang ♪ [ Vocalizing ] ♪ And all is well that ends well ♪ ♪ But all is well that ends ♪ ♪ Clocks made God from the monsters in my head ♪ ♪ Do you wanna know my name ♪ ♪ Is that all you want to take from me ♪ ♪ In your arms the end is in my eyes ♪ ♪ And I don't want to die in my sleep when you're left ♪ ♪ And oh, oh ♪ ♪ Call me when you hang and, oh ♪ ♪ Call me when you're left ♪ [ Vocalizing ] ♪ Call me when you're coming down ♪ ♪ Call me when you hang ♪ [ Vocalizing ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Don't you say ♪ ♪ I don't want to die alone ♪ ♪ But I don't wanna die at all ♪ ♪ I'm not gonna keep you by the phone, dear ♪ ♪ Hang up when you've had enough ♪ ♪ Too much to talk ♪ [ Vocalizing ] ♪ Call me when you're coming down ♪ ♪ Call me when you hang ♪ [ Vocalizing ] ♪ And all is well that ends well ♪ ♪ But all is well that... ♪ [ Vocalizing ] ♪ Call me when you hang ♪ [ Vocalizing ] ♪ Call me when you ♪ ♪ Hang your head and cry if you like ♪ ♪ But all is well that ends ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheering and applause ] ♪ Just don't tell me I'm fine ♪ ♪ All the time ♪ ♪ It'll get in my head in a bad way, babe ♪ ♪ Don't let it creep in your mind ♪ ♪ You'll go blind that way ♪ ♪ And that's a madness that breaks faith ♪ ♪ They found the Kingdom of Heaven ♪ ♪ Touched down ♪ ♪ In an interstate motel lobby ♪ ♪ True to the American way ♪ ♪ It's available only today ♪ ♪ Americana's crusade ♪ ♪ For the common man's promised land ♪ -♪ Kaboom ♪ -♪ Blowout ♪ -♪ Kaboom ♪ -♪ Everything must go ♪ ♪ Everything must go ♪ ♪ Make way for the Kingdom come ♪ ♪ Blowout ♪ -♪ Kaboom ♪ -♪ Everything must go ♪ ♪ Everything must go ♪ ♪ Make way for the revolution ♪ ♪ They call that Holy War in Dallas ♪ ♪ They send crusaders to reclaim the new Jerusalem ♪ ♪ They say the queen was born of malice ♪ ♪ The Queen of Babylon ♪ ♪ And all her sons ascended to the throne ♪ ♪ They cry for Holy War in Dallas ♪ ♪ They send crusaders out from Phoenix to Beijing ♪ ♪ They're crying, "Purify the palace, the streets" ♪ ♪ But the temple remains unclean ♪ ♪ Yeah, the temple remains unclean ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I see the sun in your eyes all the time ♪ ♪ You ain't gotta tell me you're fine, babe ♪ ♪ They call that Holy War in Dallas ♪ ♪ They call for Holy War ♪ ♪ On ♪ ♪ Us ♪ ♪♪ [ Cheering and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Very lovely morning ♪ ♪ Don't try to kill yourself today ♪ ♪ Think of all that you'd be missing ♪ ♪ Prescription made ♪ ♪ Painkillers ♪ ♪ Count your blessings early ♪ ♪ Before the lot will hit the gates ♪ ♪ Winnings for the lucky living ♪ ♪ Just takes painkillers ♪ ♪ Living just comes with a bit of heartache ♪ ♪ Heartache comes with a bit of young faith ♪ ♪ Faith stays young till your heart get broken ♪ ♪ Hope grows up to become someday ♪ ♪ I never hurt no one and no one will ever hurt me ♪ ♪ I believe, I believe, I believe ♪ Faith play dumb till the doubts all leave ♪ ♪ I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe ♪ ♪ Manna won't fall till the people all speak ♪ ♪ I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe ♪ ♪ Canaan ain't far for the souls who barter their pain ♪ ♪ For sweet relief, well... ♪ ♪♪ ♪ My queen don't feed on milk and honey ♪ ♪ She impartial to the summer sun ♪ ♪ She's a lone fire burning in the sand ♪ ♪ And a cold, lonely night without one ♪ ♪♪ ♪ She cocks her pistols 'fore she pops her collar ♪ ♪ Oh, she's all but lethal pulling off that laser gun ♪ ♪ She's rips the halos off of angels for the fun of it ♪ ♪ If all she ever does is smile at you, run ♪ ♪ Whaddya need these for?
♪ ♪ Round here the cries die young ♪ ♪ Fly mama, fly to where you come ♪ ♪ Speak mama, round here the quiet die young ♪ ♪ Very lovely morning ♪ ♪ Don't try to kill yourself today ♪ ♪ Think of all that you'd be missing ♪ ♪ And don't you ever pay mind ♪ ♪ To that line in your way that says ♪ ♪ You'll ruin it ♪ ♪ You'll ruin it for everybody ♪ ♪ Won't you ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Very lovely morning ♪ ♪ Try not to kill yourself today ♪ ♪ Think of all that you'd be missing ♪ ♪ Prescription made ♪ ♪ Painkillers ♪ [ Cheering and applause ] Have a great rest of your day, get home safe, please.
[ Cheering and applause ] Nobody had really responded to a song that I had ever written, as they did, you know, "All That and More," which was the first song me and Boz ever played together, and it was just like, "Wow, maybe we got something here."
-The fans that come to the shows, and...
It's all about the energy and theatrics I guess?
Kind of?
-It's like, if nothing -- If -- if everything's going right, nothing to think about except basking in it, and just, like, you know, feeling it, tapping into, like, the energy of the crowd, and, like -- yeah, it's bliss, it's blissful, it's the best feeling ever.
-If the music's good, yeah.
-Yeah.
-♪ You don't write, you know I've been up ♪ ♪ For forty days and forty nights ♪ ♪ And all my fears have multiplied ♪ ♪ By the silence in your eyes ♪ ♪ Does he stay for the way for the air you're movin' ♪ ♪ You're movin' ♪ ♪ Does he stay for the way for the air you're movin' ♪ ♪ You're losing it ♪ ♪ Better hide your love ♪ ♪ Hide your love ♪ ♪ Don't let it slip away, don't let it slip away ♪ ♪ You better hide your love ♪ ♪ Hide your love ♪ ♪ Don't let it slip away ♪ ♪ Don't let it slip away ♪ ♪ You better hide your love ♪ ♪ Hide your love ♪ ♪ Now, now, now, hide your love ♪ ♪ Hide your love ♪ ♪ You better hide your love ♪ ♪ Hide your love ♪ ♪ Na-na-na-na-na, hide your love ♪ ♪ Hide your love ♪ ♪ You better hide your love ♪ ♪ Hide your love ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪
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