Hangtown

Lyrics

I was at my sister’s house
it wasn’t really my sister’s house
and everyone I’d ever known
gathered for a funeral
they wore Nazi uniforms
had on their faces open sores
god was I the only one
god was I the only one

my dad was dressed up like a clown
his laughter rose above the ground
our necks were craned it couldn’t last
our lives are played out so fast
a wooden cross eclipsed the sun
his dreams rained down on everyone
god was I the only one
god was I the only one

I’m living the dream
I’m living the dream
I’m the living the dream

I looked around the gathering
we’d become computer screens
I asked my brother what the hell
my words made puddles on the ground
the puddle rose and ate his bones
I tried to drag his body home

god was I the only one
god was I the only one
I’m living the dream
I’m living the dream
I’m living the dream
god was I the only one
god was I the only one
god was I the only one
god was I the only one