The Spirit Of Giving - The New Pornographers

You went looking for shelter

In all the wrong spaces

You grew gluttonous and famous with faces

Nameless and blank

Superstitiously you named them

St. Christopher and Johanna

St. Christopher and Johanna

St. Christopher and Johanna

Overcome with the holiday spirit

Mark says the herald angels won’t hear it

And remember the wolves that you run with are wolves

Don’t forget

They exist to give you something to regret, I’ll beat them to it

With something sadder than that brass portrait that shines through your morning

dim

Something sadder than that brass portrait that shines through your morning dim

I’ll give you something to be sad about

Hey the picture really captures your mouth

Poised to say:

«It's your turn to go down now, it’s your turn to go down now

It’s your turn to go down now, it’s your turn to go down now»

In the spirit of giving in

(Cloud prayer Mary come on)

(Cloud prayer Mary come on)

(Cloud prayer Mary come on)

All I wanted was an answer to the secret

(Cloud prayer Mary come on)

Ground floor Mary come on

Outboard Mary come on

(Cloud prayer Mary come on)

All I wanted was an answer to

Your money or your life?

Your money or your life?

(Cloud prayer Mary come on)

I was sick of America and her screaming decay

I was in a band we were singing 'hooray' quite often

(Cloud prayer Mary come on)

But your mama was poor, your daddy was poor

(Cloud prayer Mary come on)

Whatcha gonna do?

Your mother was poor, your father was poor

(Cloud prayer Mary come on)

Whatcha gonna do

About it?

(Cloud prayer Mary come on)

Cloud prayer Mary come on

Cloud prayer Mary come on

Cloud prayer Mary come on

Cloud prayer Mary come on

Cloud prayer Mary come on