Montezuma

Album: Helplessness Blues (2011)
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  • So now I am older
    Than my mother and father
    When they had their daughter
    Now what does that say about me?
    Oh, how could I dream of
    Such a selfless and true love
    Could I wash my hands of
    Just looking out for me

    Oh man, what I used to be
    Oh man, oh my, oh me
    Oh man, what I used to be
    Oh man, oh my, oh me

    In dearth or in excess
    Both the slave and the empress
    Will return to the dirt, I guess
    Naked as when they came
    I wonder if I'll see
    Any faces above me
    Or just cracks in the ceiling
    Nobody else to blame

    Oh man, what I used to be
    Oh man, oh my, oh me
    Oh man, what I used to be
    Oh man, oh my, oh me

    Gold teeth and gold jewelry
    Every piece of your dowry
    Throw them into the tomb with me
    Bury them with my name
    Unless I have someday
    Ran my wandering mind away

    Oh man, what I used to be
    Montezuma to Tripoli
    Oh man, oh my, oh me Writer/s: Robin Noel Pecknold
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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