Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
This song is about narcissism and self-absorption. He is using alcohol, drugs and ego to shield himself from the world and other people. He ends the song by telling himself that he is the only one he loves.
[Verse 1]
Dance like a butterfly and drink like a fish
If you're bent on taking demons down with only your fist
And I've never known anyone who could lose himself in a bigger paper bag
The weaker the signal, the sweeter the noise
Hunching over an instrument that you now employ
Like the starvation army needs a marching piano in the band
Are you feeling used? I do
[Chorus 1]
Oh, I was pissing on the flame
Like a child with cash or a king on cocaine
I've got the world by the balls
Am I supposed to behave?
[Post-Chorus]
What a fraud
What a con
You're the only one I love
[Verse 2]
It's easy to assume that you've built some rapport
With a someone who only likes you for what you like yourself for
Okay, you be my mirror but remember there are only a few angles I tend to prefer
I'm only here to serve
[Chorus 2]
Oh, I was pissing on the flame
Like a child with cash or a king on cocaine
I've got the world by the balls
Am I supposed to behave?
Oh, I was dancing 'round the flame
Like a high-wire act with a "who, me?" face
I was living on nothing but water and cake
[Post-Chorus]
What a fraud
What a con
You're the only one I love
[Outro]
One I love, one I love
A Bigger Paper Bag was written by Father John Misty.
A Bigger Paper Bag was produced by Josh Tillman & Jonathan Wilson.
Father John Misty released A Bigger Paper Bag on Fri Apr 07 2017.