Death Thing - Amanda Palmer

Let’s try to end on a pleasant note

You’ve ended endless things and you how it goes

You’d lick your wounds but they’re in a jar on the shelf

You lick a stamp on a letter to your old self

You always liked being good at things, didn’t you

Isn’t it funny what a person can get used to

And now, just look what you’ve done

I hope you’re happy cause you’ve beaten everyone

I think it’s fair to say that the word is all over town

Did he answer?

(No)

Did he answer?

(No)

Did he answer?

(No)

Not even a whisper?

(No)

So it’s over?

(Yes)

Now you know the drill

You’re the expert

You’re the expert

You’re the expert

You’re the expert

Congratulations, you’ve really got this death thing down

You’re really good at making introverted people come

First grade, fourth place, standing

Violent and velvet painting

Slaughtering and ego-taming

You clocked one-thousand hours, baby

You could master all of them

You can take your everlasting love and you can have it

Though you don’t always get to pick what you get good at

Now, look how far you’ve come

You used to need them

And now you could lose every one

Without even blinking an eye

So go on, put on your crown

Did she answer?

(No)

Did she answer?

(No)

Did she answer?

(No)

Not a single heartbeat?

(No)

So it’s over?

(Yes)

So you know the drill

You’re the expert

Congratulations, you’ve really got this death thing down

You’ve really got this death thing down

You’ve really got this death thing down

You’ve really got this death thing down

You’ve really got this death thing down

Jai Guru Deva

Om

Yeah, you’ve really got this death thing down