Your Past Life as a Blast by Okkervil River
Your Past Life as a Blast by Okkervil River

Your Past Life as a Blast

Okkervil River * Track #9 On I Am Very Far

Your Past Life as a Blast Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Your life, back in a banner year
A blast of light, a brace of cheers
A house of wild accolades
Evaporating on an August night

[Interlude]
I'm looking out into the sound
I'm breathing deep, I'm turning 'round

[Verse 2]
(I'm saying)
"Do you, do you want to swim out to that island?"
(I'm thinking)
Touch my wrist. It's shaking just like someday
Baby when we're older
(I'm wishing)
Cash will be inside our kisses, someday
Maybe, baby when I'm gold

[Verse 3]
Your hair is thin and light
As a white forest fire in summertime
Your throat, where it's exposed
Looks like a crime
I'll sneak-up slow and whisper quiet

[Verse 4]
Your pretty face looks like an island
Rising from a sea that's slowly drying
(When I'm saying)
"Do you, do you want to sail out in the silence?"
(I'm asking)
"Will you, will you come over here and do me violence?"

[Verse 5]
Press your ear up to my wrist
The blood is racing some way, going wherever
(I'm saying)
"Will you, will you stand up tall and be my shelter?"

[Verse 6]
How will we go? What do you think?
Into the dust? Into the drink?
You slipped your fears into my head
Some midnight freeway ride along with Jennifer

[Verse 7]
Hotels, jails, hospital details
The highway hugs the water
I had to cross a field of seething fire
To see the moonlight on the river

[Verse 8]
(I'm saying)
"Do you, do you want to come and make me shiver?"
(I'm thinking)
Squeeze my arm and feel it pull away like someday
Baby, when we differ

[Verse 9]
I'll tell you what I didn't say
I'll tell you about the way I really miss him
You tell them what you want to tell them
Tell them 'bout the way you really loved her

[Outro]
Shake it, shake it, shake it off
And take another
'Cause no one, no one is going to stop me
From loving my brother
'Cause no one, no one is going to stop me
From loving my brother
No one, no one is going to stop me
From loving my brother
No one, no one is going to stop me
From loving my brother
No one, no one is going to stop me
From loving my brother

Not even my brother

Your Past Life as a Blast Q&A

Who wrote Your Past Life as a Blast's ?

Your Past Life as a Blast was written by Will Sheff.

Who produced Your Past Life as a Blast's ?

Your Past Life as a Blast was produced by Will Sheff.

When did Okkervil River release Your Past Life as a Blast?

Okkervil River released Your Past Life as a Blast on Tue May 10 2011.

What did Okkervil River say about "Your Past Life as a Blast"?

In an interview with Spin, frontman Will Sheff said:

A song where you’re just trying to stack line after line and then just one more line all on top of each other, trying to get the song right to the point where it might topple over but doesn’t. These are some of my favorite lyrics on the album, an...

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