Afterthought by Conor Oberst
Album : Salutations
Released : March, 2017
Genre : Alternative Rock
Label : Nonesuch
I woke up this morning still wearing that tie
The one with the hammer and sickle design
Threw up all the pills my doctor prescribed
And I went out to fetch me some air
This world was so crowded with billboards and signs
Two trucks double parked in parallel lines
I thought about breakfast but settled on wine
Always choose hunger over despair
And what’s possible over what’s there
Because it isn’t as though we get what we want
No matter how hard or long we have fought
And my happiness is a mere afterthought
When I’m with her I keep it in mind
Then she leaves and I’ve run out of time
I sat down today in a *** barber’s chair
To hear the town gossip and clean up my hair
He said she was seen on the bus station stairs
With her suitcase threatening to walk
Not sure how true it was but I’ll hazard a guess
It’s probably not more and it’s probably not less
If that college kid bookie was accepting bets
The brackets would mostly be chalk
It’s safe to assume that she’s lost
But it isn’t as though we get what we want
No matter how hard or long we have fought
And my happiness is a mere afterthought
When I’m with her I keep it in mind
Then she’s gone and I’ve run out of time
I can’t be concerned with the state that I’m in
At the height of the scandal with vertigo spins
I’ll take every audition til I’m Errol Flynn
And bring it to life off the page
And I’ll get up tomorrow still wearing that tie
The one with the skull and the crossbone designs
If I’m asked if I miss her it’s easy to lie
In this world that’s called more of the same
No I wouldn’t feel proud or ashamed
‘Cause it isn’t as though we get what we want
No matter how hard or long we have fought
And my happiness is a mere afterthought
When I’m with her I keep it in mind
Then she leaves and I’ve run out of time
[Salutations (Album 2017)] :
01 Too Late to Fixate
02 Gossamer Thin
03 Overdue
04 Afterthought
05 Next Of Kin
06 Napalm
07 Mamah Borthwick (A Sketch)
08 Till St. Dymphna Kicks Us Out
09 Barbary Coast (Later)
10 Tachycardia
11 Empty Hotel by the Sea
12 Anytime Soon
13 Counting Sheep
14 The Rain Follows the Plow
15 You All Loved Him Once
16 A Little Uncanny
17 Salutation
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