...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
Named after the great French decadent poet Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867), this song draws heavily on the imagery of his “Au Lecteur” (To the Reader), which, in true decadent fashion, presents boredom as the worst of all sins.
The only sin in this world of pain
In this world of shame
In this world of heartache
The only sin in this world unjust
In this world of lust
In this world distrusting
The only sin in this world corrupt
Where passions erupt
And end abrupt it's a crime
With no great gestures cry
Its eyes, with no great evils shine
Here among all the vicious beasts
With their blood lust feast
Ordained by black priests
Here among the poison viper's bite
A police gunfight
In the unknown night is a man
With no great master plan
No deadly weapon clutching in his hand
You'll never see the light
In the darkest night
Never see the light
Never see the light
When the boredom comes
You'll never see the light
In the darkest night
Never see the light
Never see the light
When the boredom comes
If you're one of the boring ones
The only crime in this violent place
With lies two faced
Where loves disgraceful
Crimes committed with sharpened knives
And wasted lives
Of those who are forced to shove
And murder the peace dove
There is no higher calling coming from above
You'll never see the light
Quell this appetite
Never see the light
Never see the light
When the boredom comes
You'll never see the light
Quell this appetite
Never see the light
Never see the light
When the boredom comes
When you're one of the boring ones
All right
Baudelaire was written by Jason Reece & Conrad Keely & Neil Busch & Kevin Allen.
Baudelaire was produced by ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead & Mike McCarthy.
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead released Baudelaire on Tue Feb 26 2002.
The title of this song refers to the French poet. The song itself, written by Neil Busch, was inspired by a book of Baudelaire’s poems and the philosophy that he expressed through them.
This song had originally been written as material for an EP for Merge Records, but ended up on the full-length EP...