Spirit First (Sincerely, K.)
Album: The Letters of Dr. Kurt Godel
By: Levi Weaver
By: Levi Weaver
Duration
3:32
Genres
Description
This song was written when I made a decision to "quit" music a few years back. It was such a liberating decision and the only way to process that emotion was to write a song about it. So...my retirement lasted about 5 minutes.
Lyrics
I built this house but it fell down before I got one night of sleep So how does that beat all the fools who never tried They missed the moon in rented rooms, traded stories over food I worked alone, broke my bones with all my pride I desired royal attire, so I acquired the emperor's skin Held a parade & begged the world to look inside I wanted fame, 'cause I thought fame could prove to me that I was great It never came; I was a failure to myself It's the way of the world to swallow you alive The way of the world to swallow you alive Spirit first. It's been so long singing songs I couldn't possibly still mean I guess they're lies if they've lost the truth they had And it's so hard to get well, writing postcards home from Hell I'd rather pack; rather leave this all It's the way of the world to swallow you alive The way of the world to swallow you alive Spirit first Whoa, Whoa, I give up Whoa, Whoa, I give up Ooooh… I give up. You get one life, and I spent mine chasing highways made of ghosts Now I don't know the way home from where I stand I believed I was free, til I forgot what I believed Now I don't even need chains to hold me down.
